Kevin Rose

Kevin Rose began his career as a business and finance journalist in 1997 and has been writing about the mortgage industry since 2001.

He was the editor of BestAdvice for 23 years and was editor-in-chief of the Niche trade titles, which included Niche Mortgages, Niche Personal Loans and Niche Commercial Finance.

He launched and hosted the mortgage industry’s first ever podcast, SoundAdvice, back in 2005.

He has also written for a large number of newspapers and trade titles, including the Independent, i Paper, What Investment, Money Management and BusinessAge, and has also edited and contributed to Times Newspapers’ finance supplements.

In addition, he has acted as a consultant to publishing firms looking to maximise their online presence.

National Friendly expands adviser proposition with term assurance launch

National Friendly has moved further into the protection market with the launch of Friendly Life Cover, a term assurance product available to advisers directly and through Iress' The Exchange. The friendly society said the launch broadens its existing protection and health proposition, which includes income...

Nationwide names Richard Walker to lead intermediary sales and new-build business

Nationwide has appointed Richard Walker as head of intermediary sales and new build, bringing in the former Virgin Money executive to lead its broker-facing sales teams and new-build activity. Walker (pictured) will report to Damian Thompson, Nationwide's director of mortgage intermediaries and partnerships, and will...

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