OMW's Mugridge on final migration: 'No champagne cork popping just yet'

Final migration this weekend

Sophie King
clock • 3 min read

Ahead of its final platform migration this coming weekend, Professional Adviser’s Sophie King speaks to OMW head of proposition Jeremy Mugridge about the latest updates and how he might (or might not) be celebrating

In a letter sent to advisers in January, Old Mutual Wealth (OMW) confirmed the dates for the final stages of its migration. As of Monday morning (1 March), all of the remaining assets on the older OMW platform will have moved onto its new FNZ-powered technology over the three-day period. The final migration will include approximately 5,500 adviser firms, which represent around 20% of assets on Quilter's OMW platform. While many at OMW will be breathing a huge sigh of relief, Mugridge says that he sees this weekend as a mix of the company getting to the finish line and only just approa...

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