Moody's Analytics Named A Leading Risk Management Solution Provider by Risk Magazine Readers

Moody's Analytics, a leader in risk management solutions, today announced that its risk solutions were voted number one in Risk Magazine's annual reader poll in a broad set of risk and performance management categories. Based on thousands of responses received from the global financial industry participants, Risk Magazine's 2009 Technology Rankings named Moody's Analytics one of the top overall risk management solution providers. Additionally, Moody's Analytics' comprehensive suite of risk management solutions was recognized with the number one ranking for Regulatory Capital Calculation, Economic Capital Calculation, as well as Regulatory Reporting.

"We're pleased and grateful that Risk's readers recognized Moody's Analytics as an industry-leader in several categories," said Jodi Alperstein, Managing Director of Product Management and Marketing at Moody's Analytics. "This recognition can be attributed to our continued investment in our products and our continued focus on customer success."

Risk Magazine polled thousands of end-users within banks, hedge funds, pension funds, insurance companies and corporate treasuries throughout the world's financial markets. Participants from Europe, North America and Asia were asked to vote for technology vendors based on functionality, usability, performance, return on investment and reliability. The categories spanned enterprise-wide risk management, risk capital calculation, front- to back-office trading systems, and pricing and analytics.

In addition to being recognized as the number one vendor within three of the main categories, Moody's Analytics was also recognized as a leader in enterprise-wide risk management, enterprise-wide credit risk management, operational risk capital calculation and asset and liability management.

Risk Magazine's 2009 Technology Rankings are available at www.risk.net.

About Moody's Analytics

Moody's Analytics is a leading provider of research, data, analytic tools and related services to debt capital markets and credit risk management professionals worldwide. The company's products and services provide the means to assess and manage the credit risk of individual exposures as well as portfolios; price and value holdings of debt instruments; analyze macroeconomic trends; and enhance customers' risk management skills and practices. Moody's Analytics is a subsidiary of Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO), which reported revenue of $1.8 billion in 2008, employs approximately 4,000 people worldwide and maintains a presence in 27 countries. Additional information about the company is available at www.moodys.com.

SOURCE: Moody's Analytics

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