Amendment to the Transfer Agency Agreement between Curian Variable Series Trust and Jackson National Asset Management, LLC

EX 99.28 (h)(9)(vii)

Amendment to the

Transfer Agency Agreement between

Curian Variable Series Trust and

Xxxxxxx National Asset Management, LLC

This Amendment is made by and between Curian Variable Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (“Trust”), and Xxxxxxx National Asset Management, LLC, a Michigan limited liability corporation (“JNAM”).

Whereas, the Trust and JNAM entered into a Transfer Agency Agreement dated November 29, 2011, as amended (“Agreement”).

Whereas, under the terms of the Agreement, JNAM renders certain transfer agency and other services to units of beneficial interest in separate funds of the Trust (“Funds”) and the owners of record thereof.

Whereas, the parties have agreed to amend Exhibit A of the Agreement to add the following new Fund (“New Fund”), to amend the name of the following Fund (“Fund Name Change”), and to remove the Curian/The Boston Company Multi-Alpha Market Neutral Equity Fund:

New Fund (effective April 28, 2014)

  1)      Curian/Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund; and

Fund Name Change (effective April 28, 2014)

  1)      From: Curian/Urdang International REIT Fund

To: Curian/CenterSquare International REIT Fund.

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

1.    Exhibit A to the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with Exhibit A attached hereto.

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

In Witness Whereof, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed as of February 26, 2014, effective as of April 28, 2014.  This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, which together shall constitute one document.

Attest:		Curian Variable Series Trust
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx		By:	/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx		Name:	Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
		Title:	Assistant Secretary

Attest:		Xxxxxxx National Asset Management, LLC
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx		By:	/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx		Name:	Xxxx X. Xxxxx
		Title:	President and CEO

Exhibit A

List of Funds as of April 28, 2014

Curian Guidance – Interest Rate Opportunities Fund

Curian Guidance – Multi-Strategy Income Fund

Curian Guidance – Equity Income Fund

Curian Guidance – Conservative Fund

Curian Guidance – Moderate Fund

Curian Guidance – Growth Fund

Curian Guidance – Moderate Growth Fund

Curian Guidance – Maximum Growth Fund

Curian Guidance – Tactical Moderate Growth Fund

Curian Guidance – Tactical Maximum Growth Fund

Curian Guidance – Institutional Alt 65 Fund

Curian Guidance – Institutional Alt 100 Conservative Fund

Curian Guidance – Institutional Alt 100 Moderate Fund

Curian Guidance – Institutional Alt 100 Growth Fund

Curian Guidance – International Opportunities Conservative Fund

Curian Guidance – International Opportunities Moderate Fund

Curian Guidance – International Opportunities Growth Fund

Curian Guidance – Equity 100 Fund

Curian Guidance – Fixed Income 100 Fund

Curian Guidance – Real Assets Fund

Curian Tactical Advantage 35 Fund

Curian Tactical Advantage 60 Fund

Curian Tactical Advantage 75 Fund

Curian Dynamic Risk Advantage – Diversified Fund

Curian Dynamic Risk Advantage – Growth Fund

Curian Dynamic Risk Advantage – Income Fund

Curian/Aberdeen Latin America Fund

Curian/American Funds® Global Growth Fund

Curian/American Funds® Growth Fund

Curian/AQR Risk Parity Fund

Curian/Xxxxxxx Emerging Market Small Cap Equity Fund

Curian/Baring International Fixed Income Fund

Curian/BlackRock Global Long Short Credit Fund

Curian/Centersquare International REIT Fund

Curian/DFA U.S. Micro Cap Fund

Curian/DoubleLine Total Return Fund

Curian/Xxxxx Xxxxx Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Fund

Curian/Epoch Global Shareholder Yield Fund

Curian/FAMCO Flex Core Covered Call Fund

Curian Focused International Equity Fund

Curian Focused U.S. Equity Fund

Curian/Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Frontier Markets Fund

Curian/Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Natural Resources Fund

Curian/Lazard International Strategic Equity Fund

Curian Long Short Credit Fund

Curian/Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Currency Fund

Curian/ Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund

Curian/Xxxxxxxx Convertible Arbitrage Fund

Curian/PIMCO Credit Income Fund

Curian/PineBridge Merger Arbitrage Fund

Curian/Xxxxxxxx Emerging Europe Fund

Curian/The Boston Company Equity Income Fund

A-1

Curian/X. Xxxx Price Capital Appreciation Fund

Curian/UBS Global Long Short Fixed Income Opportunities Fund

Curian/Xxx Xxx International Gold Fund

A-2