Colm Freyne, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, Sun Life Financial, to speak at National Bank Financial's 2013 Canadian Financial Services Conference

TORONTO, March 21, 2013 /CNW/ - Colm Freyne, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, Sun Life Financial, will provide an update on Sun Life's global strategy during National Bank Financial's 2013 Canadian Financial Services Conference in Montreal.

To listen to the speech via live audio webcast and to view the presentation slides, please visit www.sunlife.com/NBFconference2013. The webcast and presentation slides will be archived on Sun Life'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, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam and Bermuda. As of December 31, 2012, the Sun Life Financial group of companies had total assets under management of $533 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.

SOURCE: Sun Life Financial Inc.