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The Nikkei 225 index closed at 39,881.10 points in early trading, up 1.29%.The personal pension system has been implemented nationwide since 15th, and national debt and index funds have been included in the product range. Recently, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Finance, State Taxation Administration of The People's Republic of China, the General Administration of Financial Supervision and the China Securities Regulatory Commission issued the Notice on the Full Implementation of the Personal Pension System. The Notice makes it clear that from December 15th, 2024, all workers who participate in the basic old-age insurance for urban workers or urban and rural residents in China can participate in the personal pension system. The scope of implementation of preferential tax policies has been expanded from 36 leading cities (regions) to the whole country. The Circular stipulates that on the basis of existing wealth management products, savings deposits, commercial old-age insurance and Public Offering of Fund products, national debt, specific old-age savings and index funds will be included in the scope of personal pension products. Financial institutions should do a good job in publicizing the asset allocation of personal pension products, carry out investment consulting services according to laws and regulations, and explore the default investment services. Strengthen the protection of financial consumers and investors, and guarantee the participants' right to know and choose independently. The "Notice" pointed out that the scope of commercial banks offering personal pension services should be carefully determined, and commercial banks should be encouraged to sell all types of personal pension products. Commercial banks should improve online and offline service channels, provide more personalized services for participants to change their bank accounts and receive personal pensions, and provide convenience for wealth management companies, insurance companies and other institutions to carry out personal pension business. The "Notice" clarifies that on the basis of receiving the basic pension age, completely losing the ability to work, going abroad to settle down, etc., participants who suffer from major diseases, receive unemployment insurance benefits to meet certain conditions, or are receiving the minimum living guarantee can apply for receiving personal pensions in advance, and the specific measures will be formulated separately. Participants can apply through social insurance agencies at all levels, the national unified online service portal and commercial banks, and after verification, the commercial banks will issue personal pensions to their social security card bank accounts. The "Notice" requires relevant departments to strengthen supervision according to the division of responsibilities, strengthen information sharing, and promote the standardized operation of the system. At the same time, fully mobilize the enthusiasm of financial institutions and business entities to jointly promote the healthy development of the individual pension system. (CCTV News)OPEC continues to lower its global oil demand forecast. According to Xinhua News Agency, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) released its monthly oil market report on the 11th, lowering its global oil demand forecast for 2024 and 2025. This is the fifth time that OPEC has lowered its global oil demand forecast for this year and next since August this year.

Beijing Haidian Joy City will open on December 21st. According to WeChat official account news of "Beijing Haidian" WeChat, Haidian Joy City, the fourth joy city in Beijing, will open on December 21st. At present, many brands have come to an end, and the merchants in the venue have entered the preparations for opening. It is understood that Haidian Joy City is expected to introduce more than 280 brands.The venue of the 2030 and 2034 FIFA World Cups was confirmed. On the 11th, FIFA held a special meeting online, attended by all 211 FIFA member associations. The Congress confirmed that the 2030 Men's Football World Cup will be jointly hosted by Morocco, Portugal and Spain, and the 2034 Men's Football World Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia. After multi-party coordination, there is only one bidder left in the two World Cups, so there is no suspense in the final result. At the same time, the conference confirmed that 2030 coincides with the centenary of the first World Cup, and FIFA decided to hold a 2030 World Cup in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay, respectively, to celebrate the centenary of the World Cup.Shennong Group has set up a new trading subsidiary in Guangxi. The enterprise search APP shows that recently, Guangxi Shennong Haiyun Trading Co., Ltd. was established, with the legal representative of He Xinyang and the registered capital of 10 million yuan. Its business scope includes: electronic product sales; Non-metallic minerals and products sales; Building materials sales, etc. Enterprise equity penetration shows that the company is wholly owned by Shennong Group.

Zou Yingguang, General Manager of CITIC Securities: It is expected that the demand for cross-border investment and financing at home and abroad will be further released. At the investor open day of CITIC Securities in 2024, Zou Yingguang, General Manager of CITIC Securities, said that the demand for two-way cross-border investment and financing is very strong, whether it is a China enterprise "going abroad" or an overseas investor "coming to China". Among them, with the rapid evolution of China's new open economic system, cross-border finance will usher in greater development space, and securities companies will be in cross-border finance. In the medium and long term, China's macro securitization rate is still accelerating, the internationalization of Chinese-funded enterprises will continue to increase, and the opening up of China's capital market will continue to increase. It is expected that the demand for cross-border investment and financing from domestic and foreign customers will be further released.Supreme Law: If the heir abandons the decedent, he shall lose the right of inheritance. On December 12th, the Supreme People's Court released the typical cases of inheritance disputes (the second batch). In case 4, Gao Moujia and Gao Xiaomou are related to each other, and Gao Xiaomou is an only child. In 1992, Gao Xiaomou (at the age of 20) left home after a dispute with his parents, and he never cared about his parents. Mother didn't take care of her when she was ill, and she didn't go to her funeral when she died. When Gao Moujia was seriously ill, he needed transportation, nursing and care for major surgery, but Gao Xiaomou did not appear. After Gao Moujia died, Gao Xiaomou ignored the burial of his ashes, but as the only legal heir, he received some bank deposit certificates under Gao Moujia's name. According to the Supreme Law, the people's court ruled that his behavior constituted abandonment according to law and sentenced him to lose the right of inheritance, which demonstrated the positive guidance of the law to social values, was conducive to carrying forward the traditional virtues of filial piety and respect for the elderly of the Chinese nation, and improved the mechanism for giving play to the role of family education and family style construction in grassroots governance.The yield of active 2-year treasury bonds dropped by 9BP to 1.16%, which was 9BP upside down from the current 1-year treasury bond yield. The yield of active 2-year treasury bonds dropped by 9BP to 1.16%, which was 9 BP upside down from the current 1-year treasury bond yield.