EX-99.(14)(B) 4 d197695dex9914b.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Exhibit 14(b)

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the use of our report dated October 27, 2020, with respect to the financial statements and financial highlights of BMO Aggressive Allocation Fund, BMO Growth Allocation Fund, BMO Balanced Allocation Fund, BMO Conservative Allocation Fund, and BMO Moderate Allocation Fund, each a series of BMO Funds, Inc., as of August 31, 2020, incorporated herein by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-14 (the Registration Statement), and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Comparison of Acquiring Fund and Target Fund Service Providers” in the Combined Proxy Statement/Prospectus and under the headings “Financial Highlights” in the Prospectus and “Information About The Funds’ Service Providers – Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in the Statement of Additional Information in the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 811-58433), incorporated herein by reference into this Registration Statement.

 

/s/ KPMG LLP
Columbus, Ohio
August 18, 2021