Moss Adams LLP and Marquis Banking Partners LLC have formed a joint venture that will provide operational-consulting services to financial institutions.

The new partnership, doing business as Moss Adams Marquis Banking Advisors LLC, aims to aid financial institutions in responding to management challenges stemming from federal legislation and regulations.

Moss Adams, headquartered in Seattle, is an accounting and business consulting firm.  Greenwood Village, Colo.-based Marquis Banking is a financial services firm.