CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 21 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, Liberty Small Cap Value
Fund, Liberty Value 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 25, 2000
