In light of the current economic slowdown, interest rate environment and ongoing regulatory developments, forecast how Australian banks' ROE, risk exposures, and funding strategies will change in the next 12-24 months. Provide strong reasons for your forecast; You must provide a forecast on future movements of Australian banks' ROE, risk exposures, and funding strategies. Marks are awarded based on relevance, logical reasoning, in-depth elaboration and strong evidence-based arguments supporting your forecast;Return on Equity(ROE) = (Income / Equity) x 100

Return of Equity Of 4 Major Banks In Australia From 2017-2023 (%)

Banks	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
NAB	10.3	10.5	8.6	4.2	10.1	11.7	12.1
Commonwealth	15.6	14.6	12.0	10.4	11.2	13.3	14.1
Westpac	13.0	12.5	10.4	3.4	7.6	8.1	9.9
ANZ	10.8	10.8	9.8	5.8	9.7	10.7	10.2