Exhibit 99.(j)(1)(i)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions “Financial highlights” in the Prospectuses and “Independent registered public accounting firm,” “Arrangements to disclose portfolio holdings to service providers and fiduciaries” and “Financial statements and report of independent registered public accounting firm” in the Statements of Additional Information and to the use of our reports dated August 28, 2015, with respect to the financial statements of UBS Global Sustainable Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Defensive Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Equity Opportunity Fund, UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund, UBS Equity Long-Short Multi-Strategy Fund, UBS Core Plus Bond Fund, UBS Fixed Income Opportunities Fund, UBS Municipal Bond Fund, UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund, UBS Global Allocation Fund, UBS Asset Growth Fund and UBS Multi-Asset Income Fund for the year ended June 30, 2015 which are incorporated by reference in Amendment No. 117 to the Registration Statement (Form N-1A Nos. 33-47287 and 811-06637) of The UBS Funds.

	/s/ ERNST & YOUNG
New York, New York
October 28, 2015