Exhibit (j)

 

KPMG LLP

Aon Center

Suite 5500

200 E. Randolph Street

Chicago, IL 60601-6436

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the use of our report dated December 18, 2025, with respect to the financial statements of Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity SMA Completion Fund (formerly, Ashmore Emerging Markets Small-Cap Equity Fund), as of October 31, 2025 incorporated herein by reference, and to the references to our firm under the headings “Financial Highlights” in the Prospectus and “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” and “Financial Statements” in the Statement of Additional Information.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Chicago, Illinois

February 13, 2026

 

 

KPMG LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership, and its subsidiaries are part of

the KPMG global organization of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG

International Limited, a private English company limited by guarantee.