News & Insights

Members and our industry colleagues are encouraged to stay up to date on FCS news and recaps of our events on this page. You’ll also find links to audio / video recordings whenever they’re available for all audiences. If you’re interested in sharing proprietary research and relevant insights with our financial marketing and media audience, please contact FCS CEO Kevin Windorf ([email protected]).

Past Events

  • July 20, 2026

    Social

    FCS Charity Golf Tournament & Tennis Day 2026

    The FCS returns once again to the spectacular Wykagyl Country Club on Monday, July 20, for the 27th Annual FCS Charity Golf Tournament & Tennis Day. Bringing together our two groups of sports enthusiasts, we’re looking forward to another great day of camaraderie, friendly competition and fundraising. Download Sponsorship Opportunities Here’s the agenda for a […]

    New York

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FCS News

  • May 25, 2026

    Fuller and Schmidt to Helm FCS Boston

    The Financial Communications Society is pleased to announce new leadership for FCS Boston, with Casey Fuller named Chapter President and Rebecca Schmidt named Chapter Vice President. Casey is Senior Director, Brand Partnerships — Finance at People Inc., formerly Dotdash Meredith, where she works with financial services partners across the company’s portfolio of media brands. Casey […]

    Boston

  • May 8, 2026

    FCS Portfolio Awards Honor Best in Financial Marketing and Communications for 2025

    Cboe Global Markets scores top prize for “Life is Better With Options” Integrated Marketing Campaign along with Best in Show Consumer Bank of America dominates the competition with 27 trophies including Best in Show Corporate Image Nuveen, Esquire Bank, and UNFCU also nab Best in Show trophies NEW YORK (May 8, 2026) – Last night, […]

    New York

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Industry Insights

  • Jul 10, 2026

    The balance trap: Why financial brands blend in

    by Vincent Roffers, Partner and Head of Strategy at Agenda, an FCS Community Partner Financial brands don’t need more balance. They need more conviction. The biggest branding mistake financial institutions make isn’t being too conservative. It’s trying to become everything to everyone. For years, marketers have been told that the path to a stronger brand […]

    National

  • Mar 3, 2026

    ICEBERG AHEAD

    by Kevin Windorf, CEO, FCS; CMO, 2112 Communications Markets have a way of looking calm right up until they’re not. Today’s headlines are a reminder of that illusion. Geopolitics and military actions breed uncertainty. Tariff-driven trade policy continues to whipsaw. The joyride of crypto has gone off the rails — again. And the AI narrative, […]

    New York

  • Feb 11, 2026

    How Gen Z Redefines Trust and Brand in Financial Services and Fintech

    by Kevin Windorf, CEO, FCS; CMO, 2112 Communications For years, financial services marketers have treated Gen Z as a single audience: younger, digital-first, values-driven. That framing is convenient. It is also increasingly wrong. What Gen Z is really doing to financial services marketing is more disruptive — and more useful. This generation is fragmenting the […]

    New York

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