According to the National Fraud Authority, fraud costs the UK in general an estimated £73 billion every year*. The Baker Tilly Pensions Fraud Risk Survey 2012 reveals the incidence of fraud in UK pension schemes and shows how trustees and pension managers have responded to the risk.

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The Baker Tilly Pensions Fraud Risk Survey was commissioned to gain an understanding of the incidence of fraud in pension schemes and how trustees and pensions managers have responded to the risk of fraud. According to the National Fraud Authority, fraud costs the UK in general an estimated £38