Fresh evidence has emerged that many investors are chucking their money away on fees for actively-managed UK investment funds that fail to beat the main market index.

The FTSE 100 lost 0.61 point, less than 0.1 percent, to 6,755.02 at 8:34 a.m. in London. The gauge has still gained 15 percent so far this year, boosted by central-bank stimulus.

U.K. stocks declined, even as the FTSE 100 (UKX) and FTSE All-Share Indexes both posted their longest- ever streaks of monthly gains, as mining companies fell and a report showed U.S.

The FTSE 100 added 32.57 points, or 0.5 percent, to 6,755.63 at the close in London. The gauge climbed 1.5 percent last week and has surged 15 percent so far this year, boosted by central-bank stimulus.

Combined with the sharp rally in markets in the first quarter of the year, the slowing dividend growth meant that the yield on the FTSE All-Share index fell from 4.5 per cent at the end of December 2012 to 4 per cent at the end of March 2013. Nick ...

Topics: Neil woodford | Uk equity income | Astrazeneca. woodford. Tweet. Invesco Perpetual's Neil Woodford has suggested the FTSE All Share's bright start to 2013 could soon be derailed as the rally has not been driven by an improvement in fundamentals.

Manifest said that the level of dissent - a no or witheld vote - at Chime's AGM is the highest on remuneration issues in the FTSE All-Share, the top 700 companies in the UK, this year. Chime may have angered shareholders by breaking its own corporate ...

In the past 12 months alone, shareholders have no doubt benefited from this superb growth -- shares are up about 80% since May of 2012 (vs a 30% rise in the FTSE All-Share index). If you fear you've missed the boat on Telecom Plus but want to add some ...

The company said the Alliance acquisition and expected share price boost from moving to the FTSE 250 would "more likely than not" lead to a performance-based payout of �5m to executive directors.

M&S's clothing division, which has an 11% market share in the UK, has been struggling in recent years as sales have fallen.