Catherine Allfrey is a Portfolio Manager and Principal at WaveStone Capital which she co-founded in 2006.  Along with portfolio management responsibilities, Catherine is a specialist across the Banks, Diversified Financials & Media sectors.

Prior to founding WaveStone Capital, Catherine has had various roles in financial services, most recently at Colonial First State Investments which she joined as an investment analyst in the GDP Plus team in 1998 before becoming a Portfolio Manager in 2002, managing a top 20 concentrated Australian fund and a Sector Neutral fund.

Catherine was named Investment Manager of the Year at the 2017 Women in Finance Awards and was the first woman inducted into the Hall of Fame at the Australian Fund Manager Awards.