Career
Stephen Rimes has been Vice President & General Counsel & Assistant Secretary of Nationwide Fund Advisors since December 2019. Stephen Rimes is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it.
Nationwide Fund Advisors is a Columbus, OH firm with $83.1B under management, 129 clients and 22 advisers in one office, as of its February 2026 filing.
No adviser firm registrations are on Stephen Rimes’s record.
Credentials and registrations
Examinations
| Exam | Name | Passed |
|---|---|---|
| Series 52TO | Municipal Securities Representative Examination | 2 January 2023 |
| Series 79TO | Investment Banking Registered Representative Examination | 2 January 2023 |
| SIE | Securities Industry Essentials Examination | Credited |
| Series 53 | Municipal Securities Principal Examination | 19 June 2002 |
| Series 7 | General Securities Representative Examination | 22 May 2002 |
- Name
- Municipal Securities Representative Examination
- Name
- Investment Banking Registered Representative Examination
- Name
- Securities Industry Essentials Examination
- Name
- Municipal Securities Principal Examination
- Name
- General Securities Representative Examination
Individual record
- Full name
- Stephen Randolph Rimes
- CRD
- 4138948
Disciplinary history is not reported here, in either direction. Check the SEC record.
Common questions
Where does Stephen Rimes work?
Stephen Rimes has been Vice President & General Counsel & Assistant Secretary of Nationwide Fund Advisors since December 2019, and is a control person of the firm.
Does Stephen Rimes have a current investment-adviser registration?
Stephen Rimes has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration.
What exams has Stephen Rimes passed?
Stephen Rimes has passed 4 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 53, Series 52TO and Series 79TO. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in May 2002. FINRA credited Stephen Rimes with the SIE, which began in October 2018.