Exhibit (14)(b)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement No. 002-90946 on Form N-14 of our report dated December 20, 2022, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights of Eaton Vance Global Small-Cap Equity Fund, one of the funds constituting Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust), appearing in the Annual Report on Form N-CSR of the Trust for the year ended October 31, 2022, and to the references to us under the headings Financial Highlights and Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm in the Combined Proxy Statement/Prospectus and Financial Statements in the Statement of Additional Information, which are part of such Registration Statement.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 26, 2023