Banks rewrite derivatives rules to cope with future crisis

The world’s biggest banks have agreed to tear up the rule book on derivatives to make it easier to resolve a future failing institution like Lehman Brothers.

People familiar with the matter said 18 bank “dealers”, ranging from Credit Suisse to Goldman Sachs, have agreed to give up the right to pull the plug on derivatives contracts with a crisis-stricken institution.

Banks rewrite derivatives rules to cope with future crisis