Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Trustees of

JNL Series Trust:

We consent to the use of our report dated February 21, 2020, with respect to the financial statements and financial highlights of JNL/Goldman Sachs Competitive Advantage Fund, JNL/Goldman Sachs Intrinsic Value Fund, JNL/Goldman Sachs Dividend Income & Growth Fund,  JNL/Goldman Sachs Total Yield Fund and JNL/Vanguard U.S. Stock Market Index Fund, each a series of JNL Series Trust, as of December 31, 2019, incorporated herein by reference and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Financial Highlights” in the Proxy Statement and Prospectus filed on Form N-14.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Chicago, Illinois

December 15, 2020