Chet Helck

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  Raymond James COO: Fiscal Year Results to Reflect Conservative Culture

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  October 11, 2012

  RJFS COO Dennis Zank positioned the firm as an antidote to out-of-control Wall Street growth for growth’s sake at the 2012 Raymond James Women’s Symposium.

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  Raymond James Makes Succession Planning Push With New Team for Advisors

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  October 11, 2012

  Company’s Global Private Client Group CEO Chet Helck supports the firm's efforts to help advisors choose and groom their successors.

• Averitt Retires as CEO at RJFS Conference

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  June 27, 2012

  Dick Averitt retired as CEO of Raymond James’ independent-advisor channel in late May.

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  SEC Funding Boost ‘Not Going to Happen’: SRO Bill Co-Sponsor

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 26, 2012

  Industry trade groups and consumer advocates opposed to House Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus’ bill calling for a self-regulatory organization (SRO) to oversee advisors had their hopes quashed that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would receive a boost in funding in order to thwart an SRO.

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  Top 10 Indie BDs With Best-Producing Advisors

  By John Sullivan and Liana Roberts, AdvisorOne  |  June 22, 2012

  Investment Advisor magazine’s 2012 BD Reference Guide helps sort and rank IBDs in five major categories, with AdvisorOne here highlighting 10 by the annual gross production of their advisors.

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  SEC Funding Boost ‘Not Going to Happen’: SRO Bill Co-Sponsor

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 6, 2012

  Opponents of Rep. Spencer Bachus’ bill calling for a SRO to oversee advisors had their hopes that the SEC would receive a boost in funding in order to thwart an SRO quashed on Wednesday.

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  Raymond James’ Helck on Fiduciary Standard: ‘No Problem,’ but ‘Devil in the Details’

  By James J. G  |  May 29, 2012

  The head of Raymond James’ Private Client Group worries that the ’40 Act “doesn’t work” when it comes to non-discretionary accounts, so need exists to write new fiduciary rules.

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  Raymond James Execs Aim to Reassure Advisors About Merger

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  May 22, 2012

  At the Raymond James independent-advisor confab, Scott Curtis and other executives told prospective new affiliated reps to expect transition and other services to remain steady.

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  Raymond James Rolls Out New Advisor Software at Confab

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  May 21, 2012

  At the Raymond James conference, Scott Curtis took the helm as leader of RJ's independent-contractor channel while other executives unveiled the company's new desktop system.

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  New Hire Roundup: TD Ameritrade Institutional Welcomes Gaze

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 26, 2012

  This week in new hires, Christine Gaze joined TD Ameritrade Institutional, Robert Bernstein went to Windham Capital and Raymond James confirmed the appointment of John Carson as president of its board.