CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 

The Board of Trustees
Putnam Global Equity Fund:

We consent to the use of our report, dated December 15, 2010, with respect to the financial statements included herein, on the Putnam Global Equity Fund, and to the references to our firm under the captions "Financial Highlights" in the prospectus and "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and Financial Statements" in the Statement of Additional Information.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
February 23, 2011