About JS Insights
JS Insights (JS INSIGHTS LTD) is an independent UK education and training company. It is led by its founder, who has done the work herself β qualifying as a professional, earning a research degree, and teaching at UK universities. That is the difference we want our learners to feel: guidance that is specific, structured and honest about what it can and cannot do.
Founder-led expertise
Founder & Director
Dr Jiajing Sun founded JS Insights and leads its teaching. She is a CFA charterholder and a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (FIMA). She holds a PhD from the University of Liverpool and was an Associate Professor in the School of Mathematics at the University of Birmingham. Her research and teaching focus on financial econometrics, time-series analysis, quantitative methods and risk modelling, with extensive applied work in R and Python and in ChinaβUK academic and finance collaboration.
Dr Jiajing Sun has been a CFA charterholder since 2013.
View CFA credential βJS Insights is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or accredited by CFA Institute.
What this means for you
Teaching experience is translated into focused learning tools with clear structure, purposeful practice and careful product boundaries. Two JS Insights iOS apps are available now, with further products in development.
Explore the apps βSessions are led by a CFA charterholder with research-level depth in financial econometrics and quantitative methods, so explanations go beyond memorising formulae towards understanding why methods work.
Hands-on, reproducible workflows drawn from real research and university teaching, rather than generic tutorials β built so your results are transparent and repeatable.
First-hand experience of the UK academic system β PhD study, supervision and teaching at UK universities β informs guidance on research proposals and quantitative, economics and finance applications.
Public academic and policy records
Dr Jiajing Sun co-submitted written evidence to the UK Parliament Energy Security and Net Zero Committee's Net zero and trade inquiry (NZT0001), published on 8 May 2024. The submission, prepared with academic co-authors, reflects research and policy engagement in trade, carbon leakage, net-zero policy and carbon accounting.
View UK Parliament PDF β Open HTML version βThe University of Birmingham's official event page for Advanced Techniques in Time Series Analysis: From Structural Changes to Time-Varying Networks lists Jiajing Sun as the event contact and as a Birmingham speaker. The page also records that the event marked her appointment to the School of Mathematics.
View University of Birmingham page βIndependence
References to the University of Liverpool, the University of Birmingham, the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications and CFA Institute describe the qualifications and professional experience of individuals associated with JS Insights. They do not imply that any of these institutions endorses, is affiliated with, accredits, or is responsible for JS Insights or its services.
References to UK Parliament written evidence identify a public parliamentary record of research evidence submitted to a committee. They do not imply endorsement of JS Insights or its services by the UK Parliament, UK Government, the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee or any public body.
“CFA” and “Chartered Financial Analyst” are trademarks owned by CFA Institute. JS Insights is independent and is not endorsed by, affiliated with, or accredited by CFA Institute.
Our materials and services are for preparation and educational purposes only. We do not guarantee any exam, admission, scholarship, visa or investment outcome.