Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the references to our firm under the captions “Financial Highlights” in the Combined Proxy Statement/Prospectus and “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms” in the Statement of Additional Information and to the incorporation by reference of our reports dated December 21, 2009 with respect to the financial statements and financial highlights of Threadneedle Global Equity Income Fund and Threadneedle Global Equity Fund included in the Annual Reports for the years ended October 31, 2009 incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement (Form N-14) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota

September 24, 2010