Core Viewpoint - The China Banking Association has initiated an investigation into China Guangfa Bank for allegedly guiding pricing during the selection of underwriters for its 2025-2026 secondary capital bond project, with plans for stricter regulations and penalties for such behavior [1]. Group 1: Project Details - The project involves the issuance of secondary capital bonds with a total scale of 35 billion yuan [4]. - A competitive negotiation method was used for the selection of underwriters, with six institutions successfully chosen [3][4]. - The total estimated service fee for the selected underwriters is 63,448 yuan, which is significantly lower than the market average, averaging about 10,000 yuan per institution [4]. Group 2: Selected Underwriters - The six selected underwriters include: - China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd. with an estimated service fee of 700 yuan - Guangfa Securities Co., Ltd. with an estimated service fee of 1,050 yuan - Industrial Bank Co., Ltd. with an estimated service fee of 700 yuan - Guotai Junan Securities Co., Ltd. with an estimated service fee of 4,998 yuan - CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. with an estimated service fee of 21,000 yuan - CITIC Jinshi Securities Co., Ltd. with an estimated service fee of 35,000 yuan [2][3].