Moody’s

Moody's Corporation, commonly known as Moody's, is a rating agency established in 1909 by John Moody in the United States. It is headquartered in New York and has branches in various countries or regions in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. It primarily provides credit ratings, credit reports, risk assessments, data analysis, and risk management services to global clients. Its official website is https://www.moodys.com/, which supports English. According to Whois information, Moody's domain was registered in 1992.

Moody's affiliated companies include Moody's Investors Service, Moody's Analytics, The Moody's Foundation, Moody’s Local, with partner companies such as Korea Investors Service (KIS), FinBi, and ICRA Ltd. Its main competitors are China Chengxin International Credit Rating, S&P Global Ratings, Dagong Global, Lianhe Credit Rating, Far East Horizon, and New Century Ratings.

The development history of Moody's is as follows:

1. 1909: Moody's was established.
2. 1970: Acquired European bond ratings.
3. 1994: Acquired Docutronics and Financial Proformas, Inc.
4. 1998: Established partnerships with Korea Investors Service (KIS) and ICRA Ltd in India.
5. 1999: Established cooperation with China Dagong Global Credit Rating Company and acquired partnership interests in Clasificadora de Riesgo Humphreys Ltda and Humphreys-Argentina.
6. 2000: Listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MCO.
7. 2002: Acquired the quantitative risk modeling company KMV.
8. 2005: Acquired the independent economic research and data services provider Economy.com.
9. 2006: Acquired a minority stake in China Chengxin International Credit Rating Co., Ltd (CCXI) and acquired Wall Street Analytics, Inc. in the same year.
10. 2008: Moody's Analytics was established and acquired Enb Consulting Limited and Fermat International.
11. 2010: Acquired the Canadian Securities Institute and Commercial Mortgage Metrics.
12. 2011: Acquired a majority stake in Copal Partners, and acquired Amba Research and Barrie & Hibbert Limited.
13. 2014: Acquired WebEquity Solutions.
14. 2015: Acquired Equilibrium, a rating agency providing credit ratings and research services in Peru, Latin America, and other countries.
15. 2017: Acquired Bureau van Dijk, a global provider of business intelligence and company information.
16. 2018: Acquired Reis, Inc., a provider of commercial real estate data in the United States.
17. 2019: Launched Moody's Local.
18. 2020: Acquired Regulatory DataCorp, a provider of anti-money laundering, know-your-customer data, and due diligence services.

Moody's key personnel include CEO Rob Fauber, CAO Tameka Alsop, CFO Mark Kaye, CAE Scott Kenney, and CSO David Platt. The specific office address is 7 World Trade Center at 250 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007, USA, with the place of registration being New York. The company's current operational status is displayed as normal operation on TraderKnows.