Insights from the FONDS professionell CONGRESS 2026 – Thought Leadership Whitepaper by TE Communications Executive Summary The FONDS professionell CONGRESS 2026 marks a turning point for the fund and asset management industry. An analysis of the congress programme reveals an industry that is moving away from simplistic explanatory models and beginning to engage productively with uncertainty, complexity and contradiction.

In an era where AI-generated fakes can move markets, financial companies face a paradox: It has never been easier to create content—and never harder to build trust. Why high-quality journalism is becoming the ultimate currency in financial communications and why we must write press releases for machines as well as humans in the future.

The holiday season has its own special magic—and we at TE Communications wanted to make it extra special this year. That’s why we created an advent calendar that offers a little bit of inspiration, knowledge, and joy every day.

Contribution by Birte Orth-Freese, CEO TE Communications The financial industry loves buzzwords. There’s hardly a lunch or panel discussion where artificial intelligence isn’t talked about.

Blog post by Julia Wernig, Senior Consultant at TE Communications.   Working in communications agencies for eight years teaches you a lot – above all, that customer service is not a “one size fits all” job.

Blog post by Alysha Badertscher, Consultant at TE Communications.   Young, innovative, ambitious – and yet (still) largely unknown.

Blog post by Birte Orth-Freese, CEO. Picture this: you’re sitting in a meeting.

I would like to explore the question of how journalists perceive our industry: Are PR agencies a curse or a blessing? To discuss this, I met with Werner Grundlehner.

Blog post by Thomas Egger, Owner and Founder TE Communications.   As the owner of a communications agency operating in the DACH region, I’m often asked about the key differences between PR and media relations in Switzerland and Germany – particularly when it comes to companies in the financial and technology sectors.

Blog post by Matthias Wühle, Head of Newsroom and Senior Consultant at TE Communications. The PR consultant is not a profession that requires training; at most, it can be approached via a university degree — while the rest is learned through practice.

Blog post by Tina Sermanson, Senior Consultant at TE Communications.   Social media platforms such as LinkedIn have become an important and exciting complement to traditional PR for companies today.

Blog post by Jule Friedrich, Creative Digital Specialist at TE Communications. Financial communication has undergone fundamental changes in recent years.

Blog post by Birte Orth-Freese, CEO at TE Communications   A crisis often hits companies unexpectedly, leaving little time to develop a strategy. Those who are unprepared lose control, credibility and possibly even the trust of their clients and partners.

It’s online, our TE Christmas book. You’ll discover lots of tips for the festive season, whether it’s decorating, last-minute gifts, yoga relaxation or Christmas wine.

On November 20th, the first-ever Fincom Bar Talk, initiated by our partner agency Liminal and TE Communications, took place at the charming Winemakers Club in London. Numerous clients and professionals from the communications and marketing sectors of the financial industry gathered to exchange insights on current challenges and trends.

“Once doesn’t count, twice is luck, three times is tradition” – and so we’re proud to officially announce that this year’s Rooftop Talk has been awarded the seal of tradition. Last week, in glorious late summer weather, we raised our glasses to clients, media representatives and friends on the roof terrace of the Storchen on the banks of the Limmat.

“All dreams can come true if we have the courage to follow them,” Walt Disney once said. In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, this is often forgotten.

On 1 October, Alysha Badertscher (27) joined TE Communications, a specialist communications agency with offices in Frankfurt, St. Gallen, Zurich and Lausanne, as a consultant.

Just in time for our housewarming party, we took the opportunity to give you a tour of our new office on Kaiserstrasse. Our host Jule, who is a Junior Creative Digital Specialist at TE, will take you through our offices, show you our huge four metre long conference table and give you insights you may never have gotten from a Teams or Zoom call.

We are happy to announce that we are further expanding our presence in the DACH region! In addition to Germany’s leading financial centre, Frankfurt am Main, we are now represented in the heart of Switzerland’s financial hotspot.