CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 22 to the registration statement on Form N-1A (the "Registration
Statement") of our reports dated August 10, 2000, relating to the financial
statements and financial highlights which appear in the June 30, 2000 Annual
Reports to Shareholders of Liberty Growth & Income Fund and Liberty Newport Asia
Pacific Fund, which are also incorporated by reference into the Registration
Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Financial
Highlights" and "Independent Accountants" in such Registration Statement.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 31, 2000
