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This week we want to know what will be the greatest risk to pension scheme investment in 2018, and whether the quiet Autumn Budget was good news for pensions.

The six-year trend in falling life expectancy improvement rates has become "the new norm", according to 60% of scheme respondents to a Lane Clark and Peacock (LCP) survey.

Transport operator FirstGroup has consolidated its pension scheme assets within the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) in what is believed to be the first move of its kind.

The Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PIP) will acquire a portfolio of interests in ten UK public-private projects for just over £400m after reaching an agreement with Aberdeen UK Infrastructure Partners.

The Work and Pensions Select Committee has launched an inquiry into the merits of collective defined contribution (CDC) pension schemes, and the potential role they could play in saving for retirement.

Here they are - the winners of the Professional Pensions Investment Awards (PPIA) 2017.

This week's top stories include the announcement to increase the lifetime allowance, and industry reaction to the Autumn Budget.

Professional Pensions has beaten off strong competition to be awarded the Institutional Team of the Year accolade at the Kames Capital Journalism Awards 2017.

The Avon Pension Fund has appointed Loomis Sayles to run its first multi-asset credit mandate worth £485m after an open tender.

The pension industry's reaction to the lack of policy in the Autumn Budget has been a mixture of relief and disappointment.