Sandy turns thriving New York community into blackened wasteland.
The Times prints cut-out Jimmy Savile Halloween mask.
Kate Moss had nervous breakdown.
Disney acquires Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises for $4bn.
Acer signs up Megan Fox in move to ‘premium’ positioning.
Motorola is to axe one third of its UK-based marketing department, amid a wider restructure led by its owner, Google.
Merlin Entertainments has appointed Nicky Marsh as the marketing director of its “midway” division to lead its short-stay attractions, including waxworks Madame Tussauds.
HDFC BANK LTD
The second-largest private sector bank in India made the following appointments at its investment banking division:
Ajay Gupta was hired to lead infrastructure finance, Akshay Dixit financial services and Dr Abhishek Sharma healthcare and pharmaceuticals. Gupta joins the team from GE Capital while Dixit and Sharma come from MAPE Advisory Group.
ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTORS INC
The investment adviser named President and COO Tony Williams as chief executive officer. Williams succeeds Richard Pell.
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
The trade body for the United Kingdom’s asset management industry hired Daniel Godfrey as chief executive, effective Dec. 1. Prior to this, Godfrey worked at the Phoenix Group.
