CURIAN VARIABLE SERIES TRUST registered 19 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2013-02-06. Featured series: Curian Guidance - Interest Rate Opportunities Fund.
| Series | Class | Ticker | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curian Guidance - Interest Rate Opportunities Fund | Curian Guidance - Interest Rate Opportunities Fund | — | Yes |
| Curian/Aberdeen Latin America Fund | Curian/Aberdeen Latin America Fund | — | Yes |
| Curian/Ashmore Emerging Market Small Cap Equity Fund | Curian/Ashmore Emerging Market Small Cap Equity Fund | — | Yes |
| Curian/Baring International Fixed Income Fund | Curian/Baring International Fixed Income Fund | — | Yes |
| Curian/BlackRock Global Long Short Credit Fund | Curian/BlackRock Global Long Short Credit Fund | — | Yes |
| Curian/Eaton Vance Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Fund | Curian/Eaton Vance Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Fund | — | Yes |
| Curian/Lazard International Strategic Equity Fund | Curian/Lazard International Strategic Equity Fund | — | Yes |
| Curian Long Short Credit Fund | Curian Long Short Credit Fund | — | Yes |
| Curian/Schroder Emerging Europe Fund | Curian/Schroder Emerging Europe Fund | — | Yes |
| Curian/UBS Global Long Short Income Opportunities Fund | Curian/UBS Global Long Short Income Opportunities Fund | — | Yes |
| Curian/Urdang International REIT Fund | Curian/Urdang International REIT Fund | — | Yes |
| Curian Guidance - Multi-Strategy Income Fund | Curian Guidance - Multi-Strategy Income Fund | — | Yes |
| Curian Guidance - Growth Fund | Curian Guidance - Growth Fund | — | Yes |
| Curian Guidance - Institutional Alt 100 Conservative Fund | Curian Guidance - Institutional Alt 100 Conservative Fund | — | Yes |
| Curian Guidance - Institutional Alt 100 Growth Fund | Curian Guidance - Institutional Alt 100 Growth Fund | — | Yes |
| Curian Guidance - International Opportunities Conservative Fund | Curian Guidance - International Opportunities Conservative Fund | — | Yes |
| Curian Guidance - International Opportunities Moderate Fund | Curian Guidance - International Opportunities Moderate Fund | — | Yes |
| Curian Guidance - International Opportunities Growth Fund | Curian Guidance - International Opportunities Growth Fund | — | Yes |
| Curian Guidance - Real Assets Fund | Curian Guidance - Real Assets Fund | — | Yes |
The investment objective of the JNL Interest Rate Opportunities Fund (the Fund) is to seek total return primarily through strategies that invest in fixed income oriented securities, as well as other asset classes and strategies through investment in other funds (the Underlying Funds).