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

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Trustees of

JNL Series Trust

We consent to the use of our report dated February 27, 2017 with respect to the financial statements of JNL/Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund and JNL/Harris Oakmark Global Equity Fund, each a series of JNL Series Trust as of December 31, 2016, 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

Chicago, Illinois

June 13, 2017