Curian/Neuberger Berman Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund Ltd. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Advisory Agreement • April 25th, 2014 • Curian Variable Series Trust • Illinois
This Agreement is effective this 28th day of April, 2014, by and between Curian Capital, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and registered investment adviser ("Adviser"), and Curian/Neuberger Berman Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund Ltd., an exempt company organized under the Companies law of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Curian/Neuberger Berman Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the Curian Variable Series Trust (the "Trust"), an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act");
Curian/Neuberger Berman Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund Ltd. Administration AgreementAdministration Agreement • April 25th, 2014 • Curian Variable Series Trust • Michigan
This Agreement is made as of April 28, 2014, between Curian/Neuberger Berman Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund Ltd., an exempt company organized under the Companies law of the Cayman Islands (“Company”), and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Curian/Neuberger Berman Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund (“Fund”), a series of Curian Variable Series Trust ("Trust"), an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act"), and Curian Capital, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company (“Administrator”).
Curian/Neuberger Berman Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund Ltd. Investment Sub-Advisory AgreementSub-Advisory Agreement • April 25th, 2014 • Curian Variable Series Trust • Michigan
This Agreement is effective as of April 28, 2014, by and between Curian Capital, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Adviser”), and Neuberger Berman Fixed Income LLC, a Delaware limited liability company registered as an investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Sub-Adviser”).
Curian/Neuberger Berman Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund Ltd. Sub -Administration and Accounting Services AgreementAccounting 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 TrustCurian Variable Series Trust • April 25th, 2014
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 Agreement Between Curian Capital, LLC, CenterSquare Investment Management, Inc., and Curian Variable Series TrustCurian Variable Series Trust • April 25th, 2014
This Amendment is made by and between Curian Capital, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Adviser”), CenterSquare Investment Management, Inc. (formerly, Urdang Securities Management, Inc.), a Pennsylvania business corporation and registered investment adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) and Curian Variable Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (“Trust”).
Amendment to Curian/Van Eck International Gold Fund Ltd. Investment Sub- Advisory Agreement Between Curian Capital, LLC and Van Eck Associates CorporationCurian Variable Series Trust • April 25th, 2014
This Amendment is made by and between Curian Capital, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Adviser”), and Van Eck Associates Corporation, a Delaware corporation and registered investment adviser (“Sub-Adviser”).
Amendment to Curian/AQR Risk Parity Fund Ltd. Investment Advisory Agreement between Curian Capital, LLC, Curian/AQR Risk Parity Fund Ltd., and Curian Variable Series TrustCurian Variable Series Trust • April 25th, 2014
This Amendment is made by and between Curian Capital, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Adviser”), and Curian/AQR Risk Parity Fund Ltd., an exempt company organized under the Companies law of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Curian/AQR Risk Parity Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the Curian Variable Series Trust, (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act");
Amendment to Curian/AQR Risk Parity Fund Ltd. Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement Between Curian Capital, LLC and AQR Capital Management, LLCCurian Variable Series Trust • April 25th, 2014
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”).
Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Curian Capital, LLC,Curian Variable Series Trust • April 25th, 2014
This Amendment is made by and between Curian Capital, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Adviser”), and PineBridge Investments LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Sub-Adviser”), and Curian Variable Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (“Trust”).
Amendment to Master Global Custody Agreement between the Customer and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationMaster Global Custody Agreement • April 25th, 2014 • Curian Variable Series Trust
This Amendment is to the Master Global Custody Agreement dated March 24, 2011, as amended (“Agreement”), among JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (“Custodian”), Curian Variable Series Trust (“CVST”), and Curian Series Trust (each individually “Trust,” and collectively, the “Trusts”).
Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Curian Capital, LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, and Curian Variable Series TrustCurian Variable Series Trust • April 25th, 2014
This Amendment is made by and between Curian Capital, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Adviser”), and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, a Delaware limited liability partnership and registered investment adviser (“Sub-Adviser”).
Amendment to Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between Curian Variable Series Trust and Jackson National Life Distributors LLCCurian Variable Series Trust • April 25th, 2014
This Amendment is made by and between Curian Variable Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (“Trust”), and Jackson National Life Distributors LLC (“JNLD”), a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement Between Curian Capital, LLC, AQR Capital Management, LLC, and Curian Variable Series TrustCurian Variable Series Trust • April 25th, 2014
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 Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Curian Capital, LLC Nicholas Investment Partners, L.P., and Curian Variable Series TrustCurian Variable Series Trust • April 25th, 2014
This Amendment is made by and between Curian Capital, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Adviser”), and Nicholas Investment Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and registered investment adviser (“Sub-Adviser”), and Curian Variable Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (“Trust”).
Amendment to Curian/AQR Risk Parity Fund Ltd. Administration Agreement between Curian Capital, LLC and Curian/AQR Risk Parity Fund Ltd.Curian Variable Series Trust • April 25th, 2014
This Amendment is made by and Curian/AQR Risk Parity Fund Ltd., an exempt company organized under the Companies law of the Cayman Islands (“Company”), and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Curian/AQR Risk Parity Fund (“Fund”), a series of Curian Variable Series Trust ("Trust"), an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act"), and Curian Capital, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company (“Administrator”).
Amendment to Amended and Restated Administration Agreement Between Curian Variable Series Trust and Curian Capital, LLCAdministration Agreement • April 25th, 2014 • Curian Variable Series Trust
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”).
Amendment to Investment Advisory and Management Agreement between Curian Variable Series Trust and Curian Capital, LLCCurian Variable Series Trust • April 25th, 2014
This Amendment is made by and between Curian Variable Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (“Trust”), and Curian Capital, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company (“Adviser”).
Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Curian Capital, LLC, Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, and Curian Variable Series TrustCurian Variable Series Trust • April 25th, 2014
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”).
Amended and Restated Sub –Administration and Fund Accounting Services Agreement Between Curian Capital, LLC and Jackson Fund ServicesCurian Variable Series Trust • April 25th, 2014
This Amendment is made 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 Michigan limited liability company.
Amendment to Investment Advisory and Management Agreement between Curian Variable Series Trust and Curian Capital, LLCCurian Variable Series Trust • April 25th, 2014
This Amendment is made by and between Curian Variable Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (“Trust”), and Curian Capital, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company (“Adviser”).
Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Curian Capital, LLC, The Boston Company Asset Management LLC, and Curian Variable Series TrustCurian Variable Series Trust • April 25th, 2014
This Amendment is made by and between Curian Capital, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Adviser”), and The Boston Company Asset Management LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Sub-Adviser”), and Curian Variable Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (“Trust”).
Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Curian Capital, LLC, Neuberger Berman Fixed Income LLC, and Curian Variable Series TrustCurian Variable Series Trust • April 25th, 2014
This Amendment is made by and among Curian Capital, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Adviser”), Neuberger Berman Fixed Income LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Sub-Adviser”), and Curian Variable Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (“Trust”).
FLEXSHARES® TRUST INVESTING FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTInvesting Fund Participation Agreement • April 25th, 2014 • Curian Variable Series Trust • Illinois
THIS INVESTING FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), dated as of December 16, 2013 (the “Agreement”) is by and between FlexShares® Trust, a Maryland statutory trust (“Trust”), on behalf of its respective series (each a “FlexShares Fund” and together the “FlexShares Funds”) and Curian Variable Series Trust (the “Investing Management Company”), a Massachusetts business trust, on behalf of its separate series (each an “Investing Fund”). All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the SEC Notice of Application for the Order, attached hereto as Exhibit 1-A.
Amendment to Amended and Restated Administration Agreement between Curian Variable Series Trust and Curian Capital, LLCAdministration Agreement • April 25th, 2014 • Curian Variable Series Trust
Amendment to Investment Advisory and Management Agreement between Curian Variable Series Trust and Curian Capital, LLCCurian Variable Series Trust • April 25th, 2014
ADDENDUM TO MASTER GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENTCurian Variable Series Trust • April 25th, 2014
The undersigneds JNL/AllianceBernstein Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund Ltd. and Curian/Neuberger Berman Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund Ltd., each formed under the Companies law of the Cayman Islands, each with an address at P.O. Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Caymans KY1-1104 Cayman Islands, each hereby request the securities custody services of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and by its signature below, agrees to the terms and conditions of that certain Master Global Custody Agreement (including amendments thereto) (“the Custody Agreement”) as a Customer as such term is defined therein, that certain Settled Securities Class Action Services Addendum, that certain International Proxy Voting Addendum, each dated June 16, 2011, by and among JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and certain affiliated companies of the undersigned effective as of April 28, 2014. By their signature below, each party hereby agrees to replace Schedule A of the Custody Agreement with Schedule A attached hereto.
Amendment to the Transfer Agency Agreement between Curian Variable Series Trust and Jackson National Asset Management, LLCCurian Variable Series Trust • April 25th, 2014
This Amendment is made by and between Curian Variable Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (“Trust”), and Jackson National Asset Management, LLC, a Michigan limited liability corporation (“JNAM”).
Amendment to Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between Curian Variable Series Trust and Jackson National Life Distributors LLCCurian Variable Series Trust • April 25th, 2014
This Amendment is made by and between Curian Variable Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (“Trust”), and Jackson National Life Distributors LLC (“JNLD”), a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Amendment to Curian/Van Eck International Gold Fund Ltd. Administration Agreement between Curian Capital, LLC and Curian/Van Eck International Gold Fund Ltd.Curian Variable Series Trust • April 25th, 2014
This Amendment is made by and Curian/Van Eck International Gold Fund Ltd., an exempt company organized under the Companies law of the Cayman Islands (“Company”), and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Curian/Van Eck International Gold Fund (“Fund”), a series of Curian Variable Series Trust ("Trust"), an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act"), and Curian Capital, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company (“Administrator”).
Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Curian Capital, LLC, Mellon Capital Management Corporation, and Curian Variable Series TrustCurian Variable Series Trust • April 25th, 2014
This Amendment is made by and between Curian Capital, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Adviser”), and Mellon Capital Management Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware and registered investment adviser (“Sub-Adviser”), and Curian Variable Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (“Trust”).
Amendment to Curian/Van Eck International Gold Fund Ltd. Investment Advisory Agreement between Curian Capital, LLC, Curian/Van Eck International Gold Fund Ltd., and Curian Variable Series TrustCurian Variable Series Trust • April 25th, 2014
This Amendment is made by and between Curian Capital, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Adviser”), and Curian/Van Eck International Gold Fund Ltd., an exempt company organized under the Companies law of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Curian/Van Eck International Gold Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the Curian Variable Series Trust, (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act");
Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Curian Capital, LLC, The Boston Company Asset Management LLC, and Curian Variable Series TrustCurian Variable Series Trust • April 25th, 2014
This Amendment is made by and between Curian Capital, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Adviser”), and The Boston Company Asset Management LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Sub-Adviser”), and Curian Variable Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (“Trust”).
Amendment to Amended and Restated Administration Agreement Between Curian Variable Series Trust and Curian Capital, LLCAdministration Agreement • April 25th, 2014 • Curian Variable Series Trust
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”).
Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Curian Capital, LLC, Templeton Asset Management Ltd., and Curian Variable Series TrustCurian Variable Series Trust • April 25th, 2014
This Amendment is made by and among Curian Capital, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Adviser”), Templeton Asset Management Ltd., a corporation existing under the laws of Singapore and registered investment adviser (“Sub-Adviser”), and Curian Variable Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (“Trust”).
