New York, NY - April 1, 2008—The New York Institute of Finance (NYIF) has opened an office in Beijing, under the name of Pearson Financial Consulting (PFC), presenting a unique opportunity to help educate and train China's financial and business professionals. The opening event was attended by over 200 practitioners from government, academia and the financial services industry.

The Beijing program is initially concentrating on courses in the areas of Risk Management and Controls, Wealth Management, Structured Products, and Derivatives. PFC will eventually offer NYIF's full curriculum of over 300 courses in twenty different categories. Specialized seminars, large scale conferences, business English, and CMT/CFA prep courses will be added. A week-long seminar on "Investing in China" for non-China based individuals is currently in development.

PFC also plans to offer NYIF's extensive program of elearning courses in English.

"We are unique in the training industry in that we have the ability to leverage the power of Pearson," said Pat Sparacio-Don Diego, Managing Director, NYIF. "William Yang, PFC's Managing Director, and I will be working very closely together to make sure that students receive the world class financial training they have come to expect from our institution."

For more information on NYIF and PFC, visit www.nyif.com.

About NYIF

Started in 1922 by the New York Stock Exchange, the New York Institute of Finance is the premier financial training organization, serving clients globally. We offer exam prep and over 300 courses in accounting and tax, core finance concepts, corporate finance, credit risk, derivatives, financial modeling, fixed income, investment and portfolio management, mergers and acquisitions, operations and compliance, professional skills, project finance, risk management, core skills analyst programs, wealth management programs, structured products, and technical analysis and trading that are delivered through instructor-led classroom experiences, elearning and our new virtual classroom.

Press Contact:
Rod Granger
Pearson
212-641-6114
rod.granger@pearson.com