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EXHIBIT NO. (16) (b)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Brian M. Storms, Trustee and President (Chief Executive Officer) of
PaineWebber PACE Select Advisors Trust ("Trust"), hereby constitute and appoint
Amy R. Doberman, Dianne E. O'Donnell, Keith A. Weller, Arthur J. Brown, Elinor
W. Gammon and Benjamin J. Haskin, and each of them singly, my true and lawful
attorneys, with full power to sign for me, in my name and in my capacities as
Trustee and as President (Chief Executive Officer) of the Trust, the
registration statements of the Trust on Form N-14 approved by the Trust's Board
of Trustees at meetings held September 12 and 13, 2000, any amendments to such
registration statements and any amendments to the current registration statement
of the Trust on Form N-1A (all as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission) and all instruments necessary or desirable in connection therewith,
and hereby ratify and confirm my signature as it may be signed by said attorneys
to these registration statements, amendments to registration statements and
other instruments.
Signature Title Date
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/s/ Brian M. Storms Trustee and President November 13, 2000
------------------- (Chief Executive Officer)
Brian M. Storms
