Knowledge Center

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

FCS News

  • Dec 15, 2025

    Enrollment OPENS for Members-Only Mentoring Program 2026

    The FCS is proud to announce the launch of the seventh season of our successful Members-Only Mentoring Program for 2026. Our program matches mentees and mentors based on their career goals, experience, and interests. Applications for both roles are open now and will close on December 31 (no exceptions). Mentoring will begin in January, kicking […]

    New York

  • Dec 3, 2025

    Nuveen and Tara Giuliano Named FCS Financial Marketer of the Year for 2025

    The Financial Communications Society (FCS) announced last night that Nuveen and Tara Giuliano, Chief Marketing Officer, have been named the 2025 FCS Financial Marketer of the Year. The award was presented during an award ceremony at the New York Yacht Club during a sold-out gala dinner. A panel of 17 senior marketing executives reviewed this […]

    New York

Industry Insights

  • 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

  • Jan 30, 2026

    Creative Excellence in an Age of Readiness

    On behalf of the FCS, my thanks to O’Dwyer’s for the opportunity to share my perspective on the importance of creative excellence during a time where financial marketing and communications is rapidly shifting. In my article, “Creative Excellence in an Age of Readiness,” I write that for years our industry measured excellence by how clearly we […]

    New York