JNL Series Trust N-14 Registration statement for investment companies business combination

EX. 99.14

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Trustees

JNL Series Trust:

We consent to the use of our report dated February 26, 2016 with respect to the financial statements of JNL/Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund and JNL/T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund, each a series of JNL Series Trust as of December 31, 2015,  incorporated herein by reference and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Financial Highlights" in the Proxy Statement and Prospectus filed on form N-14.

/s/ KPMG LLP

January 17, 2017

Chicago, Illinois