Nearly 97% of equity mutual funds delivered negative returns in 2025 so far, with only 18 out of 541 schemes posting gains. The worst performers include funds from Nippon India, Samco, and Shriram.

SMTG focuses on high-net-worth individuals who can be customers across its specialized loan, trust, real estate, and investment-management products, and it has fewer branches than the megabanks or the ...