InvestmentNews announces new chief content officer

George Moriarty has been named chief content officer of InvestmentNews.

Mr. Moriarty, currently vice president of content and editor-in-chief at Seeking Alpha, a web service that provides news and analysis on financial markets, succeeds outgoing editorial director Fred Gabriel, who recently announced his resignation.

Starting Dec. 2, Mr. Gabriel will become publisher and executive editor of Crain’s New York Business, a weekly newspaper and website covering New York City.

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Mr. Moriarty, who has nearly three decades of experience across both the editorial and brokerage industries, assumes his new role Nov. 18.

Before joining Seeking Alpha in 2012, Mr. Moriarty was editor-in-chief for online platforms at Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management from 2008 to 2011. Earlier, he was co-executive editor of TheStreet.com, editor of Investment Dealers’ Digest, managing editor of TheStreet.com’s RealMoney.com, and held a number of senior editorial roles at other financial ventures such as FEI Research Foundation and Private Equity News at Thomson Financial/Venture Economics. He was also a fixed-income broker for four years, from 1993 to 1997.

“George has the industry expertise, and the unique combination of having worked in journalism and inside one of the wirehouses,” said Christine Shaw, CEO of InvestmentNews. “Along with his industry experience, George has also developed content on multiple platforms, including print, digital, custom and events.”

The transition comes nearly a year and a half after London-based Bonhill Group PLC bought InvestmentNews from Crain Communications Inc. for $27.1 million.

Mr. Moriarty said company executives’ vision for InvestmentNews and the publication’s reputation in the industry are two things that factored heavily in his decision to join as chief content officer.

“The vision of the leadership team really excited me and the opportunity in the financial-adviser space is something exceptional,” said Mr. Moriarty.

Ms. Shaw was appreciative of all Mr. Gabriel’s achievements at InvestmentNews, which he joined in 1998.

“We’re grateful for Fred’s contributions to IN over the past 20-plus years,” Ms. Shaw said. “We wish Fred all the best in his new journey, and know he will be successful in his new role.”