Wells joins from Macquarie Investment Management and previously served as head of Australian equities at GMO Australia. At AMP, he will be in charge of managing lower tracking error portfolios with exposure to momentum and value styles as well as the firm's fundamentals at risk analysis.

Harris’s previous roles include chief economist at Shell Australia, head of resources research at JCP Investment Partners and resources analyst at CBA. In his new role, he will be responsible for coverage of resource and resource-related sectors. 

Based in Sydney, Wells and Harris will report to senior portfolio manager Michael Price. AMP Capital now has 13 investment professionals covering fundamental, systematic and ESG (environmental, social and governance) investing strategies.