Daiwa Securities Group plans to invest $1 billion to expand in the region, deputy president Takashi Hibino told a media briefing in Hong Kong last Thursday.Daiwa, Japan's second largest brokerage, is aiming to become one of the top five brokers in Asia ex-Japan by 2012 and seeks a top-10 league table ranking for Asia ex-Japan investment banks by March 2013."We know that this is a bold target, but we are very committed to enter the Asian market and are taking every step seriously," said Hibino.The group has decided to make Hong Kong its Asia headquarter...