EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS




We hereby consent to the  incorporation  by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to
the  Registration  Statement on Form S-3 of our report  dated  February 26, 2003
relating to the financial statements,  which appears in DST Systems, Inc. Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated July 25, 2003 relating to the OMS
combined  financial  statements  as of and for the year ended  December 31, 2002
which  appears in  Appendix  E of the  special  meeting  proxy  statement  filed
November 13, 2003.  We also  consent to the  references  to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Kansas City, Missouri
January 23, 2004