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GRAMERCY INSTITUTE CONGRATULATES THE WINNERS OF ITS 2026 FINANCIAL CONTENT MARKETING AWARDS

Gramercy Institute is pleaseed to announce the 2026 Best of Show Winners and Runners-Up for its 12th Annual Financial Content Marketing Awards. 

Judging was carried out by a panel of financial services marketing leaders from the world's top financial, media and marketing brands. 

The award ceremony was held in New York City on Thursday, September 24, 2026. 

Gramercy Institute congratulates both its Best of Show & Best of Show Runner-Up Winners--along with all Category Winners from this year's competition!

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BEST-OF-SHOW

Guardian

"Mind, Body, and Wallet®

Multi-Format Content Plan"

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BEST-OF-SHOW RUNNER-UP

Nuveen (a TIAA company)

PARTNER: The Dubs Agency

"EQuilibrium Institutional Investor Report 2026"

SINGLE COUNTRY

ASSET MANAGEMENT

Under $2B AUM

Guardian

"Guardian Brand Manifesto Integrated Campaign"

ASSET MANAGEMENT

$2B-$10B AUM

Alliance Witan

PARTNER: VCCP Roar

“Challenging Old Ways to Bring in New Audiences"

ASSET MANAGEMENT

Over $10B AUM

Business to Business

Clark Capital Management Group

"Advanced Wealth Planning Content Library"

ASSET MANAGEMENT

Over $10B AUM

Business to Consumer

J.P. Morgan Asset Management

"J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s 529 Education Savings College Planning Essentials"

ASSET MANAGEMENT (TIE)

Over $10B AUM

Business to Institution

Meeder Investment Management/

Meeder Public Funds

"An Advisor Who Stands Beside You’ Brand Awareness Campaign" 

ASSET MANAGEMENT (TIE)

Over $10B AUM

Business to Institution

Nuveen

"401(k) Participant Behavior: Knowledge & Action"

ASSET MANAGEMENT

Over $10B AUM

Business to Intermediary

Principal Asset Management 
"Principal Fit:

ETF Suite Launch"

ASSET MANAGEMENT

Over $10B AUM

Business to Internal

MFS Investment Management

"Market Pulse"

ASSET MANAGEMENT

Over $10B AUM

Business to Multi-Audience

VanEck

"20 years of GDX by VanEck"

BANKING

Valley Bank

"Money Talk Monday by

Valley Bank"

CONSUMER LENDING

VyStar Credit Union

"Debt Payoff Challenge 2026"

CORPORATE

Business to Business

Citizens Commercial Banking

PARTNER: Mintz + Hoke

"Designing a Modular Content Engine"

CORPORATE

Business to Intermediary

Equitable

PARTNER: o2kl

"Approaching Retirement: Getting Gen X from

Good to Great"

INSURANCE

Business to Consumer

Guardian

"Mind, Body, and Wallet® Multi-Format Content Plan"

INSURANCE

Business to Intermediary

Athene

PARTNER: Imprint

"Athene SEO Strategy"

MISCELLANEOUS

Agency Services

EMI Strategic Marketing

"Driving Awareness of

Rapid Response"

MISCELLANEOUS

Business to Business

Investment Planning Counsel

PARTNER: ALLCAPS

"Succession Planning Content"

MISCELLANEOUS

Business to Consumer

Wells Fargo

PARTNER: Imprint

"Wells Fargo Student- Athlete Financial Education"

MISCELLANEOUS

Business to Multi-Audience

Lincoln Financial

"Putting Well-Being to Work" 

PERSONAL INVESTING

Business to Consumer

Hartford Funds

"Waking Up to the Future" 

PERSONAL INVESTING

Business to Intermediary

Transamerica

"Closing the Income Gap"

RECRUITMENT

William Blair

"Alpha Challenge Content Program"

RETIREMENT SERVICES

Equitable Holdings, Inc

"Approaching Retirement: Getting Gen X from

Good to Great"  

SECURITIES & COMMODITIES EXCHANGES 

Eventus

PARTNER: Forefront Communications

"FORWARD — Driving the Narrative on Prediction Market"

TRUSTS & TRUST SERVICES

Aberdeen

"Aberdeen Investment Trusts – Help Build Their Future this Christmas"

TAX SERVICES

EY

"EY-Microsoft Transform With Confidence - Application Modernization"

WEALTH MANAGEMENT  (TIE)

Business to Consumer

J. P. Morgan Wealth Management

"J.P. Morgan Family Wealth Institute"

WEALTH MANAGEMENT  (TIE)

Business to Consumer

RBC Dominion Securities

RBC Wealth

Management Canada  

"Galluzzo Private Wealth of RBC Dominion Securities Website"

WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Business to Intermediary

Wilmington Trust

Wilmington Trust

Wealth Marketing

"2026 Capital Markets Forecast: Economic Experimentation"

WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Business to Institution

LPL Financial

"Roadmap for Success"

GLOBAL

ASSET MANAGEMENT

Over $10B AUM

Business to Business

Antares Capital

"Antares.com Redesign"

ASSET MANAGEMENT

Over $10B AUM

Business to Consumer

T. Rowe Price

"The Long View from

T. Rowe Price"

ASSET MANAGEMENT

Over $10B AUM

Business to Intermediary

Allspring Global Investments

"2026 Midyear Outlook:

Play Short, Think Long"

ASSET MANAGEMENT

Over $10B AUM

Business to Internal

Warburg Pincus LLC

"Warburg Pincus 60th Anniversary: 60 years of Pioneering.

One Unforgettable Story"

ASSET MANAGEMENT

Over $10B AUM

Business to Institution

Nuveen (a TIAA company)

PARTNER: The Dubs Agency

"EQuilibrium Institutional Investor Report 2026"

ASSET MANAGEMENT

Over $10B AUM

Business to Multi-Audience

UBS Asset Management

"The Red Thread"

ASSET MANAGEMENT

Over $10B AUM

Investment

Consultant-Targetted

DWS

"Velocity – 2026 DWS Insurance Gathering"

BANKING

Deutsche Bank

“'flow'-Deutsche Bank Corporate Bank Client Publication"

CORPORATE

BMO Capital Markets,

BMO Financial Group  

"U.S.- Canada Summit"

CREDIT CARD & PAYMENT SYSTEMS

Citi & American Airlines

PARTNER: People Inc.

"Citi/AA Destination of the Year 2025"

ETF

Calamos Investments

PARTNER: Keramas

"From Complexity to Accessibility: Calamos Autocallable ETFs"

INSURANCE

Business to Business

Inigo Insurance

PARTNER: Visual Capitalist

"For the Love of Data: Reinventing Risk Content for Modern Brokers"

INSURANCE

Recruitment

Ascot Group

PARTNER: Leibowitz

"Ascot Group Culture and Anniversary Videos"

MISCELLANEOUS

Agency Services

Living Group

"Living Ratings. The Brand

and Digital Benchmarks

CMOs Can't Ignore"

MISCELLANEOUS

Business to Consumer

BMO Capital Markets,

BMO Financial Group

"Sustainability Leaders Podcast"

MISCELLANEOUS

Business to Intermediary

Morningstar, Inc.

"Morningstar Investor Perspectives: Transforming Market Research into a Global Thought Leadership Program"

PERSONAL INVESTING

Apex Fintech Solutions

PARTNER: Tier One Partners

"Ascend Innovation Summit (2025)"

RETIREMENT SERVICES

State Street

"The Shifting Global Landscape-Part 1"

INTERNATIONAL

ASSET MANAGEMENT

Over $10B AUM

Business to Intermediary

Janus Henderson Investors

"AI for Advisors: A Three-Part Framework for Markets, Practices, and Client Expectations"

ASSET MANAGEMENT

Over $10B AUM

Business to Multi-Audience

Coller EQT

"Coller Capital Global Private Capital Barometer"

CREDIT CARD & PAYMENT SYSTEMS

Payactiv

PARTNER: Visual Capitalist

"Payday Pulse: Helping Employers Understand Financial Stress Through Data-Driven Storytelling"

PERSONAL INVESTING

Vanguard

PARTNER:

The Wall Street Journal

"Better Vantage by Vanguard" 

2026 JUDGES

Judging was carried out by a panel of financial services marketing leaders from the world's top financial, media and marketing brands.

Calle Andrus, Lead Marketing Consultant, Key Bank

Matthew Bryan, SVP, Digital & Integrated Marketing, Antares Capital

S. Leith Chahed, Vice President, Digital Marketing & Analytics,

MissionSquare Retirement

Andrew Ceccon, Chief Marketing Officer, Tradr ETFs

Vicki Chan, Senior Director, Content Strategy, VanEck

Taylor Cowdrey, Vice President, Director of Content Strategy,

Calamos Investments

António Costa, Head, Demand Generation Marketing, Aon Affinity, Aon

Jeff DeMarco, Vice President, Marketing-Commercial Banking, Citizens

Jon Ellenberg, SVP, Head, Marketing, Bank of America Private Bank & UHNW, Bank of America

Shelagh Foster, Director, Content Marketing, Nicola Wealth

Lucille Harasti, Head, Digital Marketing, Hines

Greg Heath, Vice President, Strategic Marketing, Natixis Investment Managers

Grace Hussein, Vice President, Global Head, Web Strategy & Publishing, TIAA

Sarah Kinkead, AVP, Manager, Advisor Marketing & Communication,

Janney Montgomery Scott

Nicolette Konkol, SVP Corporate, Morningstar

Sue lanieri, Vice President, Marketing, Ready Capital

John Luiz, Head of Content-Americas, Schroders

Paula McGrath, SVP, Director, Channel Marketing, Calamos Investments

Grace Mistry, Head, Capital Markets Advertising, BMO Financial Group

Trina Neale, Head, Global Content Marketing, Allspring Global Investments

Brock Pernice, Co-Founder & Managing Partner TrueVoice Growth Marketing

Joachim Reinert, Vice President, Senior Advertising & Media Manager,

T. Rowe Price UK

Chris Rohan, Head, U.S. Channel Marketing, Allspring Global Investments

Jennifer Scherz, Vice President, Content Marketing, Wilmington Trust

Jen Simonds, Vice President, Brand Strategy & Content,

Ameriprise Financial Services

Trystin Scott, AVP, Nuveen Paid Media Lead, NA, Nuveen, a TIAA company

Jon Standring, SVP, Digital & Marketing Enablement EMEA, T. Rowe Price

Ane Martín Urcelay, Vice President, Marketing, Barclays Investment Bank

Jaclyn Green Waterman, Vice President, Marketing & Strategic Initiatives, Axcelus Financial

Dylan Waugh, Senior Manager, Content Analytics & Insights, T. Rowe Price​

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