The Hartford Mutual Funds II, Inc.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
May 3, 2016
| Hilary E. Ackermann Lynn S. Birdsong James E. Davey Christine R. Detrick Duane E. Hill |
| Sandra S. Jaffee William P. Johnston Phillip O. Peterson Lemma W. Senbet
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do hereby constitute and appoint as their attorneys-in-fact Edward P. Macdonald and Alice A. Pellegrino to sign on their behalf the Registration Statement on Form N-14 relating to the proposed reorganizations of the funds listed below, each a series of Schroder Capital Funds (Delaware), a Delaware statutory trust (“Schroder Capital Funds”), or Schroder Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (“Schroder Series Trust”), as the case may be (each an “Acquired Fund”) with and into the corresponding series of The Hartford Mutual Funds II, Inc. listed below (each an “Acquiring Fund”), and any amendments to the Registration Statement, including pre-effective amendments and post-effective amendments, with all exhibits thereto, and to file the same documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to The Hartford Mutual Funds II, Inc.
Acquired Funds of Schroder Capital Funds |
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Schroder Absolute Return EMD and Currency Fund |
| Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Debt and Currency Fund |
Schroder Broad Tax-Aware Value Bond Fund |
| Hartford Schroders Tax-Aware Bond Fund |
Schroder Emerging Market Equity Fund |
| Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
Schroder Emerging Markets Multi-Sector Bond Fund |
| Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Multi-Sector Bond Fund |
Schroder Global Multi-Asset Income Fund |
| Hartford Schroders Income Builder Fund |
Schroder Global Strategic Bond Fund |
| Hartford Schroders Global Strategic Bond Fund |
Schroder International Multi-Cap Value Fund |
| Hartford Schroders International Multi-Cap Value Fund |
Schroder U.S. Small and Mid Cap Opportunities Fund |
| Hartford Schroders US Small/Mid Cap Opportunities Fund |
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Acquired Funds of Schroder Series Trust |
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Schroder International Alpha Fund |
| Hartford Schroders International Stock Fund |
Schroder U.S. Opportunities Fund |
| Hartford Schroders US Small Cap Opportunities Fund |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Power of Attorney to be effective as of the date first written above.
/s/ Hilary E. Ackermann |
| /s/ Sandra S. Jaffee |
Hilary E. Ackermann |
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/s/ Lynn S. Birdsong |
| /s/ William P. Johnston |
Lynn S. Birdsong |
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/s/ James E. Davey |
| /s/ Phillip O. Peterson |
James E. Davey |
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/s/ Christine R. Detrick |
| /s/ Lemma W. Senbet |
Christine R. Detrick |
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/s/ Duane E. Hill |
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Duane E. Hill |
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