Exhibit (14)
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 of the Buying Funds” and “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-14 of our report for the fund dates stated below, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights appearing in the Annual Report to Shareholders, and the reference to us under the headings “Financial Highlights” and “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” appearing in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information on Form N-1A dated as indicated in the table below, which are also incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
Fund Name | Annual shareholder report date | Report date | N-1A filing Date | |||
Columbia International Opportunities Fund | 2/28/2015 | 4/21/2015 | 7/1/2015 | |||
Columbia International Value Fund | 2/28/2015 | 4/21/2015 | 7/1/2015 | |||
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund II (formerly Columbia Marsico 21st Century Fund) | 2/28/2015 | 4/21/2015 | 7/1/2015 | |||
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund III (formerly Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund) | 2/28/2015 | 4/21/2015 | 7/1/2015 | |||
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund V (formerly Columbia Marsico Growth Fund) | 2/28/2015 | 4/21/2015 | 7/1/2015 | |||
Columbia Overseas Value Fund | 2/28/2015 | 4/21/2015 | 7/1/2015 | |||
Columbia Select International Equity Fund | 2/28/2015 | 4/21/2015 | 7/1/2015 | |||
Columbia Multi-Advisor Small Cap Value Fund | 5/31/2015 | 7/23/2015 | 10/1/2015 | |||
Columbia Select Smaller-Cap Value Fund | 5/31/2015 | 7/23/2015 | 10/1/2015 | |||
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund | 7/31/2015 | 9/21/2015 | 12/1/2015 | |||
Columbia Large Cap Growth IV (formerly Columbia Marsico Flexible Capital Fund) | 8/31/2015 | 10/22/2015 | 12/18/2015 | |||
Columbia Value and Restructuring Fund | 8/31/2015 | 10/22/2015 | 12/21/2015 | |||
Columbia Contrarian Core Fund | 8/31/2015 | 10/22/2015 | 12/21/2015 |
| /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| December 22, 2015 |