KM Birla said to mull seeking $1.2 billion in Novelis IPO

KM Birla said to mull seeking .2 billion in Novelis IPO

Billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla’s Hindalco Industries Ltd. is considering seeking about $1.2 billion in a planned initial public offering of US aluminum products maker Novelis Inc., people familiar with the matter said, in what could be one of the year’s biggest share sales. Hindalco may target a valuation of about $18 billion for Atlanta-based Novelis, … Read more

The man who started the $11 trillion index revolution

The man who started the  trillion index revolution

By Sam Potter The unsung hero of modern investing spends his days on the sunny vineyards of Sonoma, California — a world away from Wall Street. John “Mac” McQuown never helmed a big bank, crafted policy from Washington D.C., nor enjoyed name recognition like his kindred spirit Jack Bogle. But exactly 50 years ago to … Read more