Touchstone Mid Cap Value Fund (TCVAX) N-14 Registration statement for investment companies business combination

Exhibit 99.(14)(a)(ii)

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 annual report dated May 23, 2013, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights which appears in the March 31, 2013 Annual Report to Shareholders of Touchstone Small Company Value Fund (formerly Fifth Third Small Cap Value Fund) (one of the Funds constituting Touchstone Strategic Trust) which is also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.

We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Financial Statements and Experts” and “Financial Highlights” in such Registration Statement.

	/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Denver, CO
December  20, 2013