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Chile Lawmakers Demand Answers on Pension Fund Swap Losses

Bloomberg14 October 2026, 17:21 UTCChile

Chilean lawmakers are seeking explanations from regulators over how privately managed pension funds were allowed to build up massive bets on US interest rates that are now triggering heavy losses.

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