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

  • October 8, 2026

    Social

    Inaugural FCS Boston Golf Outing

    THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. Thank you to our Sponsors! Since 2010, the FCS has been bringing Boston’s financial marketing and communications community together for timely conversations, fresh ideas and valuable connections. This fall, we’re taking those connections to the golf course. Join us on Thursday, October 8, for the inaugural FCS Boston Golf Outing, […]

    Boston

  • October 6, 2026

    Social

    Building What’s Next: Marketing Redefines the Possible

    Panelist Traci Spiegelman

    Vice President, Global Media

    Panelist Julie Parish

    Managing Director, Chief Marketing Officer

    Panelist Laura Jones

    VP, Head of Media & Content Strategy

    Moderator Sheevani Raikundalia

    Executive Head of Financial Services Advertising Sales, NA

    New York

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FCS News

  • Sep 23, 2026

    Call for award nominations 2026: Leadership, Reputation, Marketing Partnership

    Winners to be celebrated at FCS RFK Marketing Summit in Stowe, VT Nominations are now open for the FCS Leadership Award, the FCS Brand Reputation Award, and the FCS Marketing Partnership Award. These awards offer a unique opportunity for senior marketing executives, their brands, and their dynamic partnerships to be recognized on a national stage. […]

    National

  • Sep 1, 2026

    New FCS Board Directors Announced for 2026-2027

    The FCS has announced the addition of three new Board Directors. We are proud to welcome Daniel Allocca of Prosek, Alexa Besescheck of Franklin Templeton, and Brent Buntin of  Code and Theory to the Board. (This is Brent’s second stint on the Board; he previously served from 2015-2023.) The full FCS leadership team can be […]

    National

  • Sep 1, 2026

    Weber Elected Vice Chair of FCS Board of Directors for 2026-2027

    The FCS has announced that Katie Weber of The Wall Street Journal | Barron’s Group has been elected to the role of Vice Chair of the FCS Board of Directors. Katie succeeds Tom Jago of The Ward Group, who held the position since 2015. Tom remains a member of the Board’s Executive Committee, serving under […]

    National

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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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