David Bowie turned heads with his 1997 sale of bonds backed by his vast song catalogue. The deal, which traced its roots back to the early 1970s, promised to completely revolutionise the music industry.

 

David Bowie turned heads with his 1997 sale of bonds backed by his vast song catalogue. The deal, which traced its roots back to the early 1970s, promised to completely revolutionise the music industry.
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IFR looks back at some of the biggest – and most ground-breaking – deals in capital markets history. 

IFR looks back at some of the biggest &ndash; and most ground-breaking &ndash; deals in capital markets history.

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Bowie Bonds

How the sleepy financial market of Stockholm gave birth to one of the biggest innovations in 21st century finance – and helped channel hundreds of billions of dollars to saving the planet.

How the sleepy financial market of Stockholm gave birth to one of the biggest innovations in 21st century finance &ndash; and helped channel hundreds of billions of dollars to saving the planet.

The first green bond

When the World Bank turned to IBM with a novel bit of financial engineering that would help it save vital projects in the developing world, it inadvertently kickstarted a market that a generation later would bring the global economy close to collapse.

When the World Bank turned to IBM with a novel bit of financial engineering that would help it save vital projects in the developing world, it inadvertently kickstarted a market that a generation later would bring the global economy close to collapse.

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A plucky group of visionaries persuaded an Italian motorway operator to take a gamble on a new idea in 1963. In the process they helped create a market that today is worth around $30trn.

A plucky group of visionaries persuaded an Italian motorway operator to take a gamble on a new idea in 1963. In the process they helped create a market that today is worth around $30trn.

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