An article with the headline "Add it up: maths is hot stuff" in the Australian Financial Review, May 5 2008, began

"Employer demand for maths graduates is far outstripping supply, positioning those with a head for numbers among the hottest property in the job market."

It quoted UNSW Professor of Mathematics, James Franklin on the demand for mathematicians in banking and finance, and refered to UNSW''s degree program in quantitative risk.

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See also the earlier article in SMH's MyCareer section.