Research Objectivity and Investment Banking Relationships

As a research analyst at XYZ Capital, you are responsible for providing independent investment research on companies in various sectors. Recently, your firm has been hired by ABC Company to assist with an upcoming public offering. Following this engagement, your colleague suggests that you should write positively about ABC Company in your upcoming report to maintain a good relationship with the investment banking division.

Which of the following actions would be most consistent with the CFA Institute's Standards of Professional Conduct regarding objectivity in research, particularly in light of your firm's investment banking relationships?