Exhibit 14(a)
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Hennessy Funds Trust and Hennessy Mutual Funds, Inc.:
Hennessy Cornerstone Large Growth Fund
Hennessy Focus 30 Fund
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth Fund
We consent to the use of our report dated December 22, 2011, incorporated herein by reference, and to the references to our Firm under the headings “Experts” and “Financial Highlights – Institutional Class Shares” in the combined Proxy Statement/Prospectus being filed on Form N-14.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Milwaukee, WI
August 1, 2012