Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) .- is the holding company for Moody's Analytics that provides enterprise risk management solutions to the financial service industry and Moody's Investors Service, a credit rating agency. Moody’s Analytics provides capital markets and risk management professionals with credit analysis, economic research, financial risk management software, and advisory services.
Publications and organizations have recognized Moody’s Analytics in 2010 with the following awards:
- Risk Technology Rankings 2010 - #1 in Basel II Compliance, Regulatory Risk Capital [2]
- Risk Technology Rankings 2010 - #3 in Economic Risk Calculation [3]
- Risk Technology Rankings 2010 - #3 in Asset and Liability Management [4]
- Asia Risk Technology Survey 2010 - #1 in Liquidity Management [5]
- Chartis RiskTech100 2010 - #1 in Credit Risk overall [6]
- Waters Rankings 2010 – “Best Credit Risk Solutions Provider” [7]
Moody’s Analytics, with approximately USD 600 million in revenue, grew through organic growth and acquisitions. Moody’s Analytics was formed as a subsidiary of Moody’s Corporation in 2007. [8]
Moody's Corporation was founded in 1909 by John Moody, beginning with Analyses of Railroad Investments, "a book about railroad securities, using letter grades to assess their risk."[9]
In 2002 Moody’s Analytics acquired KMV, which provides quantitative credit risk management tools including KMV’s flagship solution, the EDF™ (Expected Default Frequency). KMV, formerly known as Kealhofer, McQuown and Vasicek, was headquartered in San Francisco, CA. [10]
Economy.com, based in West Chester, Pennsylvania was added to the Moody’s Analytics portfolio in 2005. With this expansion, Moody’s Analytics adds economic, financial, country and industry research and data services that is designed to meet the diverse planning and information needs of businesses, governments and professional investors worldwide. [11]
Acquired in 2006, Wall Street Analytics, a developer of structured finance analysis and monitoring software. The addition of Wall Street Analytics enhances Moody's Analytics’ collateralized debt obligations (CDO) product suite and added mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and asset-backed securities (ABS) analytic software capabilities. [12]
Moody’s Analytics acquired Fermat International, a provider of risk and performance management software to the global banking sector, in 2008. Fermat International was headquartered in Paris, France. [13]
With the acquisition of Enb Consulting in 2008, Moody’s Analytics acquired a provider of training services for the financial markets, including technical and soft skills programs for banking and capital markets professionals. Enb Consulting was founded in 2000 in the United Kingdom. [14]
CSI Global Education Inc. (CSI) was acquired in 2010. CSI is Canada’s leading provider of financial learning, credentials, and certification. For over 40 years, CSI has been Canada’s leading provider of professional credentials and compliance solutions for the financial services industry, serving in excess of 700,000 professionals. [15]
- Mark Almeida - President
- Geoff Fite - Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer
- Paul Getman –Executive Director
- Gus Harris –Executive Director
- Ari Lehavi –Executive Director
- Margaret Reinecker – Chief Administrative Officer
- Dan Russell – Executive Director
- Steve Tulenko – Executive Director
