Moody’s Analytics and Sia Partners announce collaboration as part of Moody's Analytics PartnerAlliance program

LONDON, March 8, 2017 – Moody’s Analytics, a leading global provider of risk management solutions, and Sia Partners, a leading management consultancy firm, today announced their new strategic collaboration as part of the recently launched Moody's Analytics PartnerAlliance program. The partnership involves building a center of expertise at Sia Partners to help the firm implement Moody's Analytics solutions. 

Sia Partners employs more than 900 consultants globally and is joining the PartnerAlliance program as an Elite partner. This status recognizes the company's extensive experience in implementing Moody's Analytics banking and insurance software and supporting shared clients over a number of years. 

"Sia Partners consistently adds value to the financial institutions it assists," said Steve Tulenko, Executive Director, Enterprise Risk Solutions at Moody's Analytics. "With a deep understanding of regulatory, financial, and risk management issues, a global footprint, Sia Partners is a trusted implementation partner capable of providing trusted delivery options to our expanding client base."

Matthieu Courtecuisse, CEO of Sia Partners, explained the firm's rationale for joining the program. "Our experience working with Moody's Analytics has been excellent. Its strategic platform approach brings a valuable proposition to our customers, while Sia Partners brings relevant expertise in areas such as Basel, FRTB, Anacredit, and IFRS regulations that are of strategic concern to many Moody's Analytics clients. By increasing our level of expertise about Moody's Analytics solutions, we can better help our shared clients fully realize the benefits of deploying those solutions." 

The alliance is non-exclusive and both companies remain independent to work with other parties in the best interest of clients. 

About Sia Partners

Sia Partners is a global management consultancy firm composed of passionate consultants with a mission to help clients to drive and achieve business change. Through unparalleled industry expertise, the firm delivers superior value and tangible results for clients. Created in 1999, the firm is headquartered in Paris, France, and employs more than 900 consultants across 20 offices. Sia Partners is organized as a partnership, and it generated €155M in 2016. The firm has doubled in size over the last three years and is ranked #21 in the Vault Top 25 Consulting Europe ranking. Further information is available at www.sia-partners.com. 

About Moody’s Analytics

Moody’s Analytics helps capital markets and risk management professionals worldwide respond to an evolving marketplace with confidence. The company offers unique tools and best practices for measuring and managing risk through expertise and experience in credit analysis, economic research, and financial risk management. By providing leading-edge software, advisory services, and research, including the proprietary analysis of Moody’s Investors Service, Moody’s Analytics integrates and customizes its offerings to address specific business challenges. Moody's Analytics is a subsidiary of Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO), which reported revenue of $3.6 billion in 2016, employs approximately 11,500 people worldwide and maintains a presence in 41 countries. Further information is available at moodysanalytics.com.

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