Amendment to Holding Account Agreement between The Bank of Nova Scotia, acting through its ScotiaMocatta division, and the Curian/Van Eck International Gold Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Curian/Van Eck International Gold Fund, a series of...

EX 99.28(g)(3)(ii)

Amendment to

Holding Account Agreement between

The Bank of Nova Scotia, acting through its ScotiaMocatta division,

and the Curian/Xxx Xxx International Gold Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Curian/Xxx
Xxx International Gold Fund, a series of the Curian Variable Series Trust

This Amendment is to the Holding Account Agreement dated July 1, 2013 (“Agreement”), among The Bank of Nova Scotia, acting through its ScotiaMocatta division (“Scotiabank”), and the Curian/Xxx Xxx International Gold Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Curian/Xxx Xxx International Gold Fund, a series of the Curian Variable Series Trust (the “Customer”).

Whereas, it is intended that the Curian Variable Series Trust will be renamed the Xxxxxxx Variable Series Trust, effective on or about April 27, 2015.

Whereas, a name change has been approved for the Curian/Xxx Xxx International Gold Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Curian/Xxx Xxx International Gold Fund to the following:

● JNL/Xxx Xxx International Gold Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of JNL/Xxx Xxx International Gold Fund

Whereas, in order to reflect the name change of the Customer, the Agreement must be amended to reflect the change in the Trust and Fund names:

Whereas, the parties have agreed to amend the Agreement in order to change the name of the Customer.

Now, Therefore, the parties hereto agree to amend the Agreement as follows:

1. That all reference to the Curian/Xxx Xxx International Gold Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Curian/Xxx Xxx International Gold Fund, a series of the Curian Variable Series Trust, effective April 27, 2015, shall be changed to:

a. JNL/Xxx Xxx International Gold Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of JNL/Xxx Xxx International Gold Fund, a series of the Xxxxxxx Variable Series Trust

2. Except as specifically amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

3. The Customer and Scotiabank hereby each represent and warrant to the other parties that it has full authority to enter into this Amendment upon the terms and conditions hereof and that the individual executing this Amendment on its behalf has the requisite authority to bind such Customer or Scotiabank to this Amendment.

In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of April 27, 2015, effective as of April 27, 2015.  This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, which together shall constitute one document.

Xxxxxxx Variable Series Trust					The Bank of Nova Scotia, acting through its ScotiaMocatta division
By:			/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx		By:			/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Name:			Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx		Name:			Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Title:			Assistant Secretary		Title:			Director
					By:			/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
					Name:			Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
					Title:			Director