Reminder: Sun Life Financial to host Investor Day 2012

TORONTO, March 5, 2012 /CNW/ - Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) (the "Company") will hold Investor Day 2012 at 1:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 8, 2012, to provide investors and analysts with an update on the Company's performance, strategic goals, financial objectives and plans to grow the business.

The event will feature presentations from President and Chief Executive Officer Dean Connor, as well as other members of the Sun Life Financial Executive Team.

The event is by invitation only; to listen to the live webcast and view the presentation slides, please visit www.sunlife.com/InvestorDay 10 minutes prior to the start of the presentations. The webcast and presentations will be archived on the Company's website following the event.

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 December 31, 2011, the Sun Life Financial group of companies had total assets under management of $466 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.