Moody's Corporation provides credit ratings, data, research, risk insights, and analytics technologies for financial institutions, enterprises, and market participants. News about MCO commonly covers financial results and outlook updates, Regulation FD presentations, developments in Moody's Investors Service, Moody's Ratings, and Moody's Analytics, and the company's work embedding decision-grade intelligence into enterprise AI workflows.
Recurring announcements also address partnerships with major technology platforms, Moody's Agentic Solutions, credit and compliance workflow tools, blockchain financial infrastructure through the Token Integration Engine™, and applications of climate and physical-risk models in financial products. Governance and management updates appear alongside product, data, and market-infrastructure developments.
Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) has announced its acquisition of RMS, a top provider of climate and natural disaster risk modeling, for approximately $2.0 billion from Daily Mail and General Trust plc. This acquisition will boost Moody's insurance data and analytics revenue to nearly $500 million and enhance its global risk assessment capabilities. RMS is expected to generate around $320 million in revenue for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021. Moody's aims to leverage RMS's expertise to strengthen its offerings across various risks, including climate, cyber, and supply chain.
Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO) has announced that Stephen Tulenko, President of Moody’s Analytics, will present at the UBS Financial Services Virtual Conference on August 10, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The event will be webcast live, accessible through Moody’s Investor Relations website.
Moody’s is a global integrated risk assessment firm, employing over 11,500 individuals across more than 40 countries, specializing in data and analytical solutions to help organizations make informed business decisions.
Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) reported strong second quarter 2021 results, with revenue of $1.6 billion, an 8% increase from last year. Key highlights include a 4% revenue rise in Moody’s Investors Service and a 15% increase in Moody’s Analytics. The company raised its full-year revenue growth forecast to the low-double-digit percentage range and adjusted diluted EPS guidance to $11.55 to $11.85. Operating income was $801 million, a 13% rise year-over-year, while the operating margin stood at 51.6%. Moody's continues to prioritize shareholder returns through share repurchases and dividends.
Moody's Analytics and the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) have praised the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' (NAIC) adoption of revised risk-based capital (RBC) factors for bond investments, impacting approximately $3 trillion in assets. The new framework increases risk categories from six to 20, enhancing risk assessment for life insurers and improving regulatory oversight. This update, based on more current data, aims to bolster consumer protection by ensuring life insurers' solvency is more effectively monitored.
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Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) announced the election of Zig Serafin to its Board of Directors, effective July 14, 2021. Serafin will serve on the Audit, Governance & Nominating, and Compensation & Human Resources committees, expanding the Board to ten directors. His experience includes serving as CEO of Qualtrics and various senior roles at Microsoft, where he focused on enterprise collaboration and artificial intelligence. His addition aims to enhance the perspectives and experiences of Moody’s stakeholders, including stockholders and employees.
Moody's Analytics has enhanced its commercial real estate solutions by integrating loan-level data from commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS). This update expands the accessible dataset to approximately 170,000 properties and 130,000 loans within the Moody's Analytics REIS platform. Customers can now analyze financial metrics and tenant lease data from outstanding CMBS loans. The proprietary CMBS dataset provides insight into over 12 years of active deals, covering $828 billion in outstanding debt. This integration aims to offer a more comprehensive view of risk profiles across real estate portfolios.
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Moody's Analytics and Citi have announced an expansion of their partnership, enhancing the Citi Velocity platform with commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) data and cash flow analytics. This integration allows Citi Velocity users access to updated data and in-depth analysis of CMBS deals, improving efficiency and reducing costs in the market. Moody's CMBS dataset covers over 12 years of performance history, amounting to $828 billion in outstanding debt, providing insights into long-term trends. This collaboration aims to optimize decision-making for structured finance investors, particularly in light of COVID-19 impacts.
Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) has launched a new video series called Moody’s Moments aimed at investors and stakeholders. This series will provide insights from company leadership regarding its evolution as a global risk assessment firm. The first video features CEO Rob Fauber, who outlines key strategic components, priorities, and lessons learned from the pandemic. The series is part of Moody's Investor Relations team's efforts to engage with shareholders and is available on their Investor Relations site.