UK Market Review, May 2021: stable issuance, cryptos an option

Forty-three plans struck during the month (April 2021: 52 products), and 42 structures matured, releasing £177m back onto the market for reinvestment. Société Générale's SG UK & Europe Step down Kick-out Plan Issue 31 (UK Four) was the best performing product. The plan, which used collateral, was exposed to the credit risk of four UK institutions: Aviva, Barclays, Lloyds Bank and HSBC. It was linked to the performance of FTSE 100 and Eurostoxx 50, and retur