Exhibit 99.(14)
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the references to our firm under the captions “Comparison of Other Service Providers”, “Financial Statements and Experts” and “Representations and Warranties” in the Proxy Statement and Prospectus and “Financial Statements” in the Statement of Additional Information of Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Emerging Markets External Debt Portfolio, which is included in this Registration Statement on Form N-14.
We also consent to the references to our firm under the captions “Financial Highlights” in the Prospectus and “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” and “Financial Statements” in the Statement of Additional Information, of Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc., dated April 30, 2014, which was filed on Form N-1A with the Securities and Exchange Commission in Post-Effective Amendment No. 126 (File No. 33-23166) and incorporated by reference in the Proxy Statement and Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, which is included in this Registration Statement on Form N-14.
We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our reports, dated February 26, 2015, on the financial statements and financial highlights of Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Portfolio and Emerging Markets External Debt Portfolio (two of the portfolios constituting Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.) as of December 31, 2014, which are included in this Registration Statement on Form N-14 of Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.
| /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP |
Boston, Massachusetts
March 20, 2015