How Grigore Chis wants to change one of the largest brokerage firms on the market
Autor:
Adrian Cojocar
10.03.2010
Broker Cluj is currently focusing its strategy on attracting
young, well-informed clients, who trade online, as well as on
"awakening" the firm's thousands of inactive clients, says Grigore
Chis, general manager of Broker.
"We are now looking to change our strategy because four or
five years ago clients targeted by all retail brokerage firms were
clients who are now over 60 years old and who were in managing
positions, managers of enterprises, university professors, doctors.
Now, clients we are focusing on are 25 to 45 year-olds who
practically make up the growing middle class in Romania. They are
also very well-informed," Grigore Chis says.
He says the firm is currently seeking to approach people who
take risks and who take their cue from the West, who dream of
sending their children to study abroad, who have already outlined a
financial plan and place their money in investment funds.
"As far as I know from my friends, they allocate between 10% and 20% of their yearly earnings for the Stock Exchange and are willing to invest on long term, not stick to a bank deposit."