Subject: Tokenisation trauma, repo runaround, and the Erba myth

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Risk management
How gatecrashers could spoil the tokenisation party
Blockchain can curb settlement risks, but that could come at the expense of new third-party risks
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Markets
Treasury mulls investing cash in repo. Experts aren’t convinced.
Putting idle cash to work would earn paltry returns and perhaps depress private lending activity, say sceptics
05 Jun 2026   |  Feature
Regulation
Erba myth: will US banks choose new capital measure?
B3E gives US banks a dilemma – adopt expanded risk-based approach, or a new standardised alternative
08 Jun 2026   |  Feature
Regulation
Amid debanking drama, banks try to say ‘no’, safely
A basic risk management tool – the ability to turn a customer away – has become a political football
10 Jun 2026   |  Feature
Risk management
Clearers face heavy lift on CME-FICC cross-margin service
Dual registration and regulation plus uncertainty over close-outs all weigh on client offering
11 Jun 2026   |  News
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STAT OF THE WEEK

Megabanks boost repo exposures after SLR reform

Exposures for repo-style transactions at the largest US banks grew by 11.6% in the first quarter, to top $2.5 trillion, driving the surge in leverage exposures that led to record-low supplementary leverage ratios at four lenders.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Op Risk Benchmarking: Banks seek a home for AI risk

“Most people in the chain outside model review really don’t understand AI, and they never will. Just like they don’t understand how a transmission in a car functions – but they all know how to drive,” US G-Sib’s op risk lead

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