Bachelet initiates new era for Chilean pensions

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CHILE - Chile's Pension Reform Bill, written into law this week, has been hailed as the most important change to its pension system since its creation in 1980.

Chile's current system was introduced by Augusto Pinochet in 1981 and required employees to contribute 10% of salary into personal accounts managed by private pension funds. The changes, enacted...

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