Thijs Aaten

Managing Director, Treasury and Trading
APG Asset Management

Since the start of 2010, Thijs has been working as Managing Director Treasury & Trading at APG Asset Management, one of the biggest European fixed income money managers. In his trading role, Thijs has been responsible for arranging liquidity and achieving best execution for his internal clients, covering various markets such as Fixed Income, Credit, Currency, Equity, Commodity and Money Markets. As part of his treasury role he has responsibility for efficiently and effectively managing internal counterparty risk. Attend his debate on Principal vs. Agency sell side business models to learn which sell side business model can be best for assisting your trading desk.

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Embracing The New Fixed Income World

Sunday, January 10th, 2016

14:45 Oxford Style Debate: Is the principal sell side business model in risk of becoming extinct or does it still have a role to play in Fixed Income?

Both regulation and e-trading has changed the buy side perception of the sell side value offering. The traditional principle sell side model has been the market standard for many years, however agency based models are now increasing as the sell side adapt to a new fixed income landscape. This contentious debate will provide both sides of the argument to help you decide on what model is best suited to your trading operations.

Does the principle based model still have a role to play in fixed income or is the agency based model the future?
Does the principle model still offer value or can the buy side find this value through different avenues?
Can a principle model still offer a successful business model for the sell side?
Is a principle model still a reliable source of liquidity or has this been pushed out of the market by new participants?