Sun Life Financial hosts third quarter 2011 earnings conference call

TORONTO, Oct. 18, 2011 /CNW/ - Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) will release its third quarter 2011 financial results on Wednesday, November 2, 2011, after the markets close. The Company will hold its earnings conference call and audio webcast at 10 a.m. ET the following day.

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:

A replay of the conference call will be available from Thursday, November 3, 2011, at 1 p.m. ET until 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 17, 2011, by calling 416-640-1917 or 1-877-289-8525 (toll free within North America) and entering the passcode 4471883 followed by the # sign.

About Sun Life Financial

Sun Life Financial is a leading international financial services organization providing a diverse range of protection and wealth accumulation products and services to individuals and corporate customers. Chartered in 1865, Sun Life Financial and its partners today have operations in key markets worldwide, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China and Bermuda. As of June 30, 2011, the Sun Life Financial group of companies had total assets under management of $474 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.