AMENDMENT TO INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT BETWEEN CURIAN CAPITAL, LLC AND FIDUCIARY ASSET MANAGEMENT LLCInvestment Sub-Advisory Agreement • August 29th, 2013 • Curian Variable Series Trust
AMENDMENT TO INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN CURIAN VARIABLE SERIES TRUST AND CURIAN CAPITAL, LLC This AMENDMENT is made by and between CURIAN VARIABLE SERIES TRUST, a Massachusetts business trust ("Trust"), and CURIAN CAPITAL,...Investment Advisory and Management Agreement • August 29th, 2013 • Curian Variable Series Trust
Investment Sub-Advisory AgreementInvestment Sub-Advisory Agreement • August 28th, 2015 • Jackson Variable Series Trust • Michigan
JACKSON VARIABLE SERIES TRUST INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Sub-Advisory Agreement • February 29th, 2016 • Jackson Variable Series Trust • Michigan
AGREEMENT, dated as of May 29, 2015, by and between Jackson National Asset Management, LLC, a limited liability company organized in the State of Michigan (the “Adviser”), and Ziegler Capital Management, LLC (“Sub-Adviser”), a Limited Liability Corporation organized in the State of Wisconsin.
JNL/Eaton Vance Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Fund Ltd. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Advisory Agreement • August 10th, 2018 • Jackson Variable Series Trust • Illinois
This Agreement is effective this 13th day of August 2018, by and between Jackson National Asset Management, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Adviser”), and JNL/Eaton Vance Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Fund Ltd., an exempt company organized under the Companies law of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), and a wholly-owned subsidiary of JNL/Eaton Vance Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the Jackson Variable Series Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”);
JNL/AQR Risk Parity Fund Ltd.Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement • August 28th, 2015 • Jackson Variable Series Trust • Illinois
This Agreement is effective as of the April 27, 2015, by and between Jackson National Asset Management, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Adviser”), and AQR Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Sub-Adviser”).
Administration AgreementAdministration Agreement • August 10th, 2018 • Jackson Variable Series Trust • Michigan
This Agreement is made as of August 13, 2018, between JNL/Eaton Vance Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Fund Ltd., an exempt company organized under the Companies law of the Cayman Islands (“Company”), and a wholly-owned subsidiary of JNL/Eaton Vance Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Fund (“Fund”), a series of Jackson Variable Series Trust ("Trust"), an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act"), and Jackson National Asset Management, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company (“Administrator”).
Amendment to the Master InterFund Lending AgreementMaster Interfund Lending Agreement • August 10th, 2018 • Jackson Variable Series Trust • Delaware
This Amendment is to the Master InterFund Lending Agreement dated June 1, 2018, as amended (the "Master Agreement"), by and among the series listed for JNL Series Trust, Jackson Variable Series Trust, JNL Investors Series Trust, JNL Variable Fund LLC, and JNL Strategic Income Fund LLC (each, a "Trust," and each portfolio series of the Trusts shall be referred to herein as a "Fund" and collectively as the "Funds") and Jackson National Asset Management, LLC (the "Adviser").
Amendment to Master Custodian AgreementMaster Custodian Agreement • August 28th, 2017 • Jackson Variable Series Trust
This Amendment, effective as of April 24, 2017, to the Master Custodian Agreement dated as of December 30, 2010, (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Agreement”) is by and among each management investment company, and each Cayman Islands entity identified on Appendix A attached thereto (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company (the “Custodian”).
Amendment to Master Custodian AgreementMaster Custodian Agreement • August 28th, 2017 • Jackson Variable Series Trust
This Amendment, effective as of September 19, 2016, to the Master Custodian Agreement dated as of December 30, 2010, (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Agreement”) is by and among each management investment company, and each Cayman Islands entity identified on Appendix A attached thereto (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company (the “Custodian”).
Amended and Restated Sub -Administration and Fund Accounting Services AgreementSub-Administration and Fund Accounting Services Agreement • April 25th, 2013 • Curian Variable Series Trust • Michigan
This Agreement was initially entered into on January 1, 2012, previously amended and restated on March 1, 2012 and September 10, 2012, by and between Curian Capital, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company (“Curian” or “Administrator”), and Jackson Fund Services (“JFS” or “Sub-Administrator”), a division of Jackson National Asset Management, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Michigan (“JNAM”). This Agreement is now amended and restated as of October 1, 2012.
PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTParticipation Agreement • March 1st, 2012 • Curian Variable Series Trust • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of January 31, 2012, among Curian Variable Series Trust, a [business trust /corporation] organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on behalf of itself or its separate series listed on Schedule A, severally and not jointly (each, an "Investing Fund", as defined below), iShares Trust and iShares U.S. ETF Trust, business trusts organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, and iShares, Inc., iShares MSCI Russia Capped Index Fund, Inc., iShares U.S. ETF Company, Inc. and iShares Sovereign Screened Global Bond Fund, Inc., corporations organized under the laws of the State of Maryland, each on behalf of its respective iShares series, severally and not jointly (each an "iShares Fund" and collectively the "iShares Funds"1).
MASTER FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTMaster Fund Participation Agreement • January 26th, 2012 • Curian Variable Series Trust • New York
THIS AGREEMENT, effective February 1, 2012, among Jackson National Life Insurance Company (“Insurance Company”), on behalf of itself and certain of its separate accounts; Curian Variable Series Trust (“Trust”), an open-end investment company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; AMERICAN FUNDS INSURANCE SERIES (“Series”), an open-end management investment company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY (“CRMC”), a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, and AMERICAN FUNDS SERVICE COMPANY (the “Transfer Agent”), a corporation organized under the laws of the State of California.
MASTER INTERFUND LENDING AGREEMENTMaster Interfund Lending Agreement • April 24th, 2015 • Jackson Variable Series Trust • Delaware
This Master InterFund Lending Agreement (the “Master Agreement”), dated as of April 27, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), is by and among the series listed of JNL Series Trust, JNL Investors Series Trust, JNL Variable Fund LLC, JNL Strategic Income Fund LLC, Jackson Variable Series Trust and Curian Series Trust (each, a “Trust,” and each portfolio series of the Trusts shall be referred to herein as a “Fund” and collectively as the “Funds”) and Jackson National Asset Management, LLC and Curian Capital LLC (each, an “Adviser”).
Master Custodian AgreementMaster Custodian Agreement • June 9th, 2015 • Jackson Variable Series Trust • Massachusetts
This Agreement is made as of December 30, 2010 by and among each management investment company identified on Appendix A hereto (each such investment company and each management investment company made subject to this Agreement in accordance with Section 20.5 below, shall hereinafter be referred to as (the “Fund”), and State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company (the “Custodian”).
AMENDMENT TO MASTER CUSTODIAN AGREEMENTMaster Custodian Agreement • September 25th, 2015 • Jackson Variable Series Trust
This Amendment, effective as of April 27, 2015, to the Master Custodian Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Agreement”) dated as of December 30, 2010, is by and between State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company (the “Custodian”), and each investment company identified on Appendix A attached thereto (each such investment company and each management investment company made subject to this Agreement shall be referred to as the “Fund” and collectively “Funds”).
Amendment to Master Custodian AgreementMaster Custodian Agreement • September 22nd, 2017 • Jackson Variable Series Trust
This Amendment, effective as of September 25, 2017, to the Master Custodian Agreement dated as of December 30, 2010, (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Agreement”) is by and among each management investment company, and each Cayman Islands entity identified on Appendix A attached thereto (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company (the “Custodian”).
Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Curian Capital, LLC, Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, and Curian Variable Series TrustInvestment Sub-Advisory Agreement • August 29th, 2014 • Curian Variable Series Trust
This Amendment is made by and between Curian Capital, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Adviser”), and Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Sub-Adviser”), and Curian Variable Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (“Trust”), (collectively, “the Parties”).
Amendment to Master Custodian AgreementMaster Custodian Agreement • April 22nd, 2016 • Jackson Variable Series Trust
This Amendment, effective as of April 25, 2016, to the Master Custodian Agreement dated as of December 30, 2010, (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Agreement”) is by and among each management investment company, and each Cayman Islands entity identified on Appendix A attached thereto (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company (the “Custodian”).
Amendment to Master Custodian AgreementMaster Custodian Agreement • April 26th, 2019 • Jackson Variable Series Trust
This Amendment, effective as of April 29, 2019, to the Master Custodian Agreement dated as of December 30, 2010, (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Agreement”) is by and among each management investment company, and each Cayman Islands entity identified on Appendix A attached thereto (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company (the “Custodian”).
Amended and Restated Contract Owner Information Agreement JNL Series Trust JNL Variable Fund LLC JNL Investors Series Trust Jackson Variable Series Trust JNL Strategic Income Fund LLCContract Owner Information Agreement • April 22nd, 2016 • Jackson Variable Series Trust
This Contract Owner Information Agreement (“Agreement”) is made, as of the date indicated on the signature page of this Agreement, by and among the JNL Series Trust, JNL Variable Fund LLC, JNL Investors Series Trust, Jackson Variable Series Trust, and JNL Strategic Income Fund LLC (“collectively referred to as “Funds,” “we” or “us”, as more fully defined below), Jackson National Asset Management, LLC (“JNAM”), and Jackson National Life Insurance Company (“Jackson”), and the Separate Accounts (“Accounts”) sponsored Jackson, identified on the signature page of this Agreement (Jackson, together with the Accounts, being referred to as “you”).
Amendment to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement Among Jackson National Asset Management, LLC, BlackRock (Singapore) Limited, and Jackson Variable Series TrustInvestment Sub-Advisory Agreement • August 28th, 2017 • Jackson Variable Series Trust
This Amendment is made by and among Jackson National Asset Management, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Adviser”), BlackRock (Singapore) Limited, a corporation existing under the laws of Singapore and registered investment adviser (“Sub-Adviser”), and Jackson Variable Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (“Trust”).
SECOND AMENDMENT TO MASTER FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTMaster Fund Participation Agreement • April 24th, 2015 • Jackson Variable Series Trust
This Second Amendment, effective as of December 31, 2014, amends the Master Fund Participation Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated the 1st day of May, 2010, among JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK (“Insurance Company”), on behalf of itself and certain of its separate accounts; JNL SERIES TRUST (“Trust”), an open-end investment company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; AMERICAN FUNDS INSURANCE SERIES (“Series”), an open-end management investment company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; and CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY (“CRMC”), a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware; and solely for purposes of Section 34 to the Agreement, JACKSON NATIONAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC (“JNAM”) . All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed such terms in the Agreement.
Amendment to Amended and Restated Contract Owner Information AgreementContract Owner Information Agreement • August 10th, 2018 • Jackson Variable Series Trust
This Amendment to the Amended and Restated Contract Owner Information Agreement dated April 1, 2016 (the “Agreement”), is by and among JNL Series Trust, JNL Variable Fund LLC, JNL Investors Series Trust, Jackson Variable Series Trust, and JNL Strategic Income Fund LLC (“collectively referred to as the “Funds”), Jackson National Asset Management, LLC (“JNAM”), and Jackson National Life Insurance Company (“Jackson”), and the Separate Accounts (the “Accounts”) sponsored Jackson, identified on the signature page of this Amendment.
Amended and Restated Distribution AgreementDistribution Agreement • August 24th, 2012 • Curian Variable Series Trust • Michigan
This Agreement is amended by and between Curian Variable Series Trust (the “Trust”) and Jackson National Life Distributors LLC (“JNLD”).
Curian/AQR Risk Parity Fund Ltd. Investment Sub-Advisory AgreementInvestment Sub-Advisory Agreement • March 3rd, 2014 • Curian Variable Series Trust • Illinois
This Agreement is effective as of the September 16, 2013, by and between Curian Capital, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Adviser”), and AQR Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Sub-Adviser”).
Curian Variable Series Trust Transfer Agency AgreementTransfer Agency Agreement • January 26th, 2012 • Curian Variable Series Trust • Michigan
Agreement made as of this 29th day of November 2011, by and between Curian Variable Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), and Jackson National Asset Management, LLC, a Michigan limited liability corporation (“JNAM”).
Joint Fidelity Bond AgreementJoint Fidelity Bond Agreement • November 13th, 2014 • Curian Variable Series Trust
This Agreement is made as of the 30th day of November, 2011, by and among Curian Series Trust and Curian Variable Series Trust (collectively referred to as the “Funds,” with each referred to individually as a “Fund”), each of which are named insureds on a certain fidelity bond policy covering certain acts relating to the Funds (“Joint Fidelity Bond”).
Joint Fidelity Bond AgreementJoint Fidelity Bond Agreement • January 15th, 2020 • Jackson Variable Series Trust
This Agreement is made as of the close of business 29th day of June, 2018, by and among JNL Series Trust, JNL Variable Fund LLC, JNL Investors Series Trust, and Jackson Variable Series Trust (collectively referred to as the “Funds,” with each referred to individually as a “Fund”), each of which are named insureds on a certain fidelity bond policy covering certain acts relating to the Funds (“Joint Fidelity Bond”).
Amendment to Master Custodian AgreementMaster Custodian Agreement • December 19th, 2019 • Jackson Variable Series Trust
This Amendment, effective as June 24, 2019, to the Master Custodian Agreement dated as of December 30, 2010, (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Agreement”) is by and among each management investment company, and each Cayman Islands entity identified on Appendix A attached thereto (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company (the “Custodian”).
Curian/Neuberger Berman Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund Ltd. Sub -Administration and Accounting Services AgreementSub-Administration and Accounting Services Agreement • April 25th, 2014 • Curian Variable Series Trust • Michigan
This Agreement is entered into as of April 28, 2014, by and between Curian Capital, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company (“Curian”), and Jackson Fund Services (“JFS”), a division of Jackson National Asset Management, LLC, also a Michigan limited liability company (“JNAM”).
Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Curian Capital, LLC, Franklin Advisers, Inc., and Curian Variable Series TrustInvestment Sub-Advisory Agreement • August 29th, 2014 • Curian Variable Series Trust
This Amendment is made by and between Curian Capital, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Adviser”), and Franklin Advisers, Inc., a California corporation and registered investment adviser (“Sub-Adviser”), and Curian Variable Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (“Trust”).
Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory AgreementInvestment Sub-Advisory Agreement • March 3rd, 2014 • Curian Variable Series Trust
This Amendment is made by and between Curian Capital, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Adviser”), and AQR Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Sub-Adviser”), and Curian Variable Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (“Trust”).
Amendment to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement Among Jackson National Asset Management, LLC, Epoch Investment Partners, Inc., and Jackson Variable Series TrustInvestment Sub-Advisory Agreement • August 28th, 2017 • Jackson Variable Series Trust
This Amendment is made by and among Jackson National Asset Management, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Adviser”), Epoch Investment Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation and registered investment adviser (“Sub-Adviser”), and Jackson Variable Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (“Trust”).
Amendment to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement Among Jackson National Asset Management, LLC,Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement • August 28th, 2017 • Jackson Variable Series Trust
This Amendment is made by and among Jackson National Asset Management, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Adviser”), The Boston Company Asset Management LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Sub-Adviser”), and Jackson Variable Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (“Trust”).
