Risk of £300 fine for pensions used like bank accounts

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Thousands of savers face being hit with fines from the taxman for using their pension like a cash machine for the first time.

Small print in the new pension freedoms reveals how retirees will be liable for a £300 penalty if they take cash from their pot and then fail to track down every single one of their other pots with...

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