CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-14 of our reports dated as of the report dates stated below, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights which appear in the Annual Reports to Shareholders, which are also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Financial Highlights” and “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms” in such Registration Statement.
Report Date | Annual Shareholder Report Date | Fund Name | ||||||
5/21/2010 | 3/31/2010 | Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund | ||||||
5/21/2010 | 3/31/2010 | Columbia Short Term Bond Fund | ||||||
5/21/2010 | 3/31/2010 | Columbia High Income Fund | ||||||
5/21/2010 | 3/31/2010 | Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | ||||||
5/21/2010 | 3/31/2010 | Columbia Bond Fund | ||||||
5/21/2010 | 3/31/2010 | Columbia Short-Intermediate Bond Fund | ||||||
6/21/2010 | 4/30/2010 | Columbia Core Bond Fund | ||||||
10/25/2010 | 8/31/2010 | Columbia Conservative High Yield Fund | ||||||
10/25/2010 | 8/31/2010 | Columbia Federal Securities Fund |
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
November 3, 2010