Amendment to Amended and Restated Administration Agreement between Curian Variable Series Trust and Curian Capital, LLC
EX 99.28(h)(18)
Amendment to
Amended and Restated Administration Agreement
between
and
Curian Capital, LLC
This Amendment is made by and between Curian Capital, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company (“Administrator”), and Curian Variable Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (“Trust”).
Whereas, the Administrator and the Trust entered into an Amended and Restated Administration Agreement effective March 1, 2012 (“Agreement”), whereby the Administrator agreed to provide certain administrative services to several separate series of shares of the Trust (each a “Fund”).
Whereas, the parties have agreed to amend Schedule A and Schedule B of the Agreement to add the following new Funds (“New Funds”) and to add each New Fund’s respective fee schedule:
New Funds (effective September 10, 2012):
1) Curian/DFA U.S. Micro Cap Fund;
2) Curian/Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Frontier Markets Fund;
3) Curian/Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Currency Fund;
4) Curian/Xxx Xxx International Gold Fund;
5) Curian Guidance – Equity 100 Fund; and
6) Curian Guidance – Fixed Income 100 Fund.
Now Therefore, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereby agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
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Schedule A to the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with Schedule A dated September 10, 2012 attached hereto.
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Schedule B to the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with Schedule B dated September 10, 2012 attached hereto.
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Except as specifically amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
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In Witness Whereof, the Administrator and the Trust have caused this Amendment to be executed as of June 22, 2012, effective as of September 10, 2012. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, which together shall constitute one document.
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Curian Capital, LLC
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By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Title: Assistant Secretary
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Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
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Schedule A
Dated: September 10, 2012
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Curian Guidance – Equity 100 Fund
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Curian Guidance – Fixed Income 100 Fund
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Curian Guidance – Maximize Income Fund
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Curian Guidance – Balanced Income Fund
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Curian Guidance – Rising Income Fund
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Curian Guidance – Moderate Growth Fund
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Curian Guidance – Maximum Growth Fund
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Curian Guidance – Tactical Moderate Growth Fund
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Curian Guidance – Tactical Maximum Growth Fund
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Curian Guidance – Institutional Alt 65 Fund
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Curian Guidance – Institutional Alt 100 Fund
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Curian Tactical Advantage 35 Fund
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Curian Tactical Advantage 60 Fund
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Curian Tactical Advantage 75 Fund
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Curian Dynamic Risk Advantage – Diversified Fund
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Curian Dynamic Risk Advantage – Aggressive Fund
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Curian Dynamic Risk Advantage – Income Fund
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Curian/American Funds® Growth Fund
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Curian/AQR Risk Parity Fund
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Curian/DFA U.S. Micro Cap Fund
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Curian/Epoch Global Shareholder Yield Fund
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Curian/FAMCO Flex Core Covered Call Fund
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Curian/Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Frontier Markets Fund
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Curian/Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Natural Resources Fund
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Curian/Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodities Strategy Fund
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Curian/Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Currency Fund
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Curian/Xxxxxxxx Convertible Arbitrage Fund
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Curian/PIMCO Credit Income Fund
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Curian/PineBridge Merger Arbitrage Fund
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Curian/The Boston Company Equity Income Fund
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Curian/The Boston Company Multi-Alpha Market Neutral Equity Fund
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Curian/Xxx Xxx International Gold Fund
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Schedule B
Dated: September 10, 2012
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Funds
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Assets
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Fee
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Curian Guidance – Equity 100 Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian Guidance – Fixed Income 100 Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian Guidance – Maximize Income Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian Guidance – Balanced Income Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian Guidance – Rising Income Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian Guidance – Moderate Growth Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian Guidance – Maximum Growth Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian Guidance – Tactical Moderate Growth Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian Guidance – Tactical Maximum Growth Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian Guidance – Institutional Alt 65 Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian Guidance – Institutional Alt 100 Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian Tactical Advantage 35 Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian Tactical Advantage 60 Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian Tactical Advantage 75 Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian Dynamic Risk Advantage – Diversified Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian Dynamic Risk Advantage – Aggressive Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian Dynamic Risk Advantage – Income Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian/American Funds Growth Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian/AQR Risk Parity Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian/DFA U.S. Micro Cap Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian/Epoch Global Shareholder Yield Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian/FAMCO Flex Core Covered Call Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian/Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Frontier Markets Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian/Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Natural Resources Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian/Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodities Strategy Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian/Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Currency Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian/Xxxxxxxx Convertible Arbitrage Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian/PIMCO Credit Income Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian/PineBridge Merger Arbitrage Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian/The Boston Company Equity Income Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian/The Boston Company Multi-Alpha Market Neutral Equity Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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Curian/Xxx Xxx International Gold Fund
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All Assets
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.20%
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