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Moody's Analytics
HeadquartersNew York City
Number of employees
1,400
Websitewww.moodysanalytics.com

Moody’s Analytics provides capital markets and risk management professionals with credit analysis, economic research, financial risk management software, and advisory services. The firm, a global organization with offices in New York City, San Francisco, London, Paris, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, and China, has approximately USD 600 million in annual revenue[1].

History

The firm was formed as a subsidiary of Moody’s Corporation in 2007, when the company split into two operating divisions. Moody's Investors Service, the rating agency, and Moody's Analytics, with all of its other products.[2].

In 2002 , the parent Moody's Corporation had 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.[3] In 2005, Economy.com, based in West Chester, Pennsylvania was added to the portfolio. This expansion, added economic, financial, country and industry research and data services.[4]. In 2006, the firm acquired Wall Street Analytics, a developer of structured finance analysis and monitoring software.— an addition enhancing the firm's collateralized debt obligations (CDO) product suite and added mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and asset-backed securities (ABS) analytic software capabilities.[5].

In 2008, the now separate Moody's Analytics acquired Fermat International, a Paris, France based provider of risk and performance management software to the global banking sector [6]. Also in 2008, it acquired Enb Consulting, a provider of training services for the financial markets, including technical and soft skills programs for banking and capital markets professionals. That company had been founded in 2000 in the United Kingdom.[7]

In 2010, the firm acquired Canadian Securities Institute Global Education Inc. (CSI). That company had a 40 year history as Canada’s leading provider of financial learning, credentials, and certification, serving in excess of 700,000 professionals.[8]

Executive officers

  • Mark Almeida - President
  • Geoff Fite - Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer [9]

Awards

Publications and organizations have recognized the firm in 2010 with the following awards:

  • Risk Technology Rankings 2010 - #1 in Basel II Compliance, Regulatory Risk Capital [10]
  • Risk Technology Rankings 2010 - #3 in Economic Risk Calculation [10]
  • Risk Technology Rankings 2010 - #3 in Asset and Liability Management [10]
  • Asia Risk Technology Survey 2010 - #1 in Liquidity Management [11]
  • Chartis RiskTech100 2010 - #1 in Credit Risk overall [12]
  • Waters Rankings 2010 – “Best Credit Risk Solutions Provider” [13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Moody’s Corporation Investor Relations
  2. ^ Moody’s Corporation Announces New Business Unit Structure August 7, 2007
  3. ^ Moody’s Corporation Completes Acquisition of KMV April 15, 2002
  4. ^ Moody’s Aquires Economy.com December 1, 2005
  5. ^ Moody’s Corporation Acquires Wall Street Analytics December 18, 2006
  6. ^ Moody’s Analytics to Acquire Fermat International September 15, 2008
  7. ^ Moody’s Analytics Acquires Enb Consulting December 18, 2009
  8. ^ Moody’s Corporation Acquires CSI Global Education November 22, 2010
  9. ^ Officers and Directors from Moody's Analytics Website
  10. ^ a b c Risk Technology Rankings 2010
  11. ^ Asia Risk Technology Survey 2010
  12. ^ Chartis Research
  13. ^ Waters Rankings 2010
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