CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 

The Board of Trustees
Putnam Funds Trust:

We consent to the use of our report, dated December 12, 2017, with respect to the financial statements and financial highlights of Putnam Fixed Income Absolute Return Fund (formerly, Putnam Absolute Return 300 Fund), a series of Putnam Funds Trust, included herein, and to the references to our firm under the captions Financial Highlights in the prospectus and Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and Financial Statements in the Statement of Additional Information.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
April 26, 2018