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

  • September 17, 2026

    Video

    Living Ratings of Asset Managers 2026

    Guest Speaker Tara Giuliano

    Chief Marketing Officer

    Panelist Pinki Mehta

    Co-Chief Marketing Officer

    Presenter Kate Shaw

    CEO

    Virtual

    Free Event

  • September 15, 2026

    Recap

    The Human Voice in the Age of AI

    Panelist Amanda Lake

    Head of Communication Strategy

    Panelist Bradd DelMuto

    Director of Corporate Communications

    Panelist Kourtnaye Lewis

    Head of Public Relations

    Moderator Alicia McIlhinney

    SVP, Marketing

    Philadelphia

  • August 26, 2026

    Recap

    AI In Action: Marketers Working Smarter, Faster, Better

    Guest Speaker Emily Edwards

    Chief Digital & Marketing Officer

    Guest Speaker Darcy Schlakman

    Senior Director, Content Marketing – Content Strategy

    Guest Speaker Nicole Goldstein

    Head of Marketing & Brand

    Moderator Greg Campion, CFA

    Managing Director, Marketing

    Charlotte

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FCS News

  • 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

  • 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

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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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