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 21, 2020, with respect to the financial statements and financial highlights of JNL/AQR Large Cap Relaxed Constraint Equity Fund and JNL/AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund, each a series of JNL Series Trust, as of December 31, 2019, 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

December 15, 2020