Exhibit (j)(i)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of our reports dated November 20, 2020, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights, which appears in Loomis Sayles Bond Funds, Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Funds, Loomis Sayles Global Bond Funds, Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Funds, Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Funds, Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Funds, Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Funds, Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Funds, and Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Funds Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the year ended September 30, 2020. We also consent to the references to us under the headings Financial Highlights and Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 27, 2021