Sun Life Financial hosts third quarter 2016 earnings conference call

TORONTO, Oct. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) will release its third quarter 2016 financial results on Wednesday, November 9, 2016, after markets close. The Company will hold its earnings conference call and audio webcast at 10:00 a.m. ET the following day.

Date: Thursday, November 10, 2016Time: 10:00 a.m. ET

To listen to the live webcast and view the presentation slides, visit www.sunlife.com/QuarterlyReports 10 minutes prior to the start of the presentation. An archive will be available on the website following the event.

To listen via telephone, please call 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time as follows:

Participant Dial In (Toll Free): 1-866-521-4909Participant Dial In (International): 647-427-2311

A replay of the conference call will be available from Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. ET until 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 24, 2016 by calling 404-537-3406 or 1-855-859-2056 (toll free within North America) using conference ID: 92121618.

About Sun Life FinancialSun Life Financial is a leading international financial services organization providing a diverse range of protection and wealth products and services to individuals and corporate customers. Sun Life Financial has operations in a number of markets worldwide, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of June 30, 2016, the Sun Life Financial group of companies had total assets under management of $865 billion. For more information please visit www.sunlife.com.

Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the ticker symbol SLF.

Note to editors: All figures in Canadian dollars

Media Relations Contact:Gannon LoftusManager, Media & PRCorporate CommunicationsT. 416-979-6345[email protected]

Investor Relations Contact:Greg DilworthVice-PresidentInvestor RelationsT. 416-979-6230[email protected]

SOURCE Sun Life Financial Inc. - Financial News