Unassociated Document

Amendment to the

Transfer Agency Agreement between

Curian Variable Series Trust and

Jackson National Asset Management, LLC

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”).

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 Funds (“New Funds”) and to amend the name of the following Fund (“Fund Name Change”):

	New Funds (effective September 16, 2013)
	1)	Curian/American Funds® Global Growth Fund ;
	2)	Curian/DoubleLine Total Return Fund;
	3)	Curian Focused International Equity Fund;
	4)	Curian Focused U.S. Equity Fund; and
	5)	Curian/T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund.

	Fund Name Change (effective September 16, 2013)
	1)	From: Curian/UBS Global Long Short Income Opportunities Fund
		To: Curian/UBS Global Long Short Fixed Income Opportunities 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 June 20, 2013, effective as of September 16, 2013. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, which together shall constitute one document.

Attest:	Curian Variable Series Trust

/s/ Kallie L. Thomas	By:	/s/ Diana R. Gonzalez
Kallie L. Thomas	Name:	Diana R. Gonzalez
	Title:	Assistant Vice President

Attest:	Jackson National Asset Management, LLC

/s/ Liza Hill	By:	/s/ Mark D. Nerud
Liza Hill	Name:	Mark D. Nerud
	Title:	President and CEO

Exhibit A

List of Funds as of September 16, 2013

	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/Ashmore Emerging Market Small Cap Equity Fund
	Curian/Baring International Fixed Income Fund
	Curian/BlackRock Global Long Short Credit Fund
	Curian/DFA U.S. Micro Cap Fund
	Curian/DoubleLine Total Return Fund
	Curian/Eaton Vance 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 Templeton Frontier Markets Fund
	Curian/Franklin Templeton Natural Resources Fund
	Curian/Lazard International Strategic Equity Fund
	Curian Long Short Credit Fund
	Curian/Neuberger Berman Currency Fund
	Curian/Nicholas Convertible Arbitrage Fund
	Curian/PIMCO Credit Income Fund
	Curian/PineBridge Merger Arbitrage Fund
	Curian/Schroder Emerging Europe Fund
	Curian/The Boston Company Equity Income Fund
	Curian/The Boston Company Multi-Alpha Market Neutral Equity Fund

A-1

	Curian/T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
	Curian/UBS Global Long Short Fixed Income Opportunities Fund
	Curian/Urdang International REIT Fund
	Curian/Van Eck International Gold Fund

A-2