HONGKONG, CHINA - Media OutReach - 3 January 2019 - Sun Life Hong Kong Limited ("Sun Life") hasbeen honoured with six awards at the 9th BENCHMARK Wealth Management Awards,including "Brand of the Year" in recognition of its success in building lastingconnections with clients and the public through an effective, robust brandstrategy backed by a series of powerful and engaging campaigns. This is thesecond consecutive year that Sun Life has received the coveted "Brand of theYear" honour.

The senior management team of Sun Life Hong Kong at the awards presentation ceremony of the 9th BENCHMARK Wealth Management Awards.  

Thefollowing is the full list of Sun Life's accolades at the 9th BENCHMARK WealthManagement Awards:

• Brandof the Year
• Academyof the Year
• WholeLife Insurance - Best in Class
• RetirementProduct - Best in Class
• OutstandingCampaign Award
• SocialMedia Engagement - Outstanding Achiever

"Thesuccess testifies to our strength in multiple areas including brand &marketing, people training and product development," said Fabien Jeudy, Chief Executive Officer of Sun Life Hong Kong Limited. "2018has proven a very fruitful year for us, as we have launched many newinitiatives with the aim of building life-long relationships with our clientsand improving client experience. Our great achievements are a result ofteamwork, and I would like to thank my team for their dedication. Looking ahead,we will continue focusing on helping our clients achieve lifetime financialsecurity and live healthier lives with our client-centric solutions andservices, and community events such as the Sun Life Stanley InternationalDragon Boat Championships and the Sun Life Resolution Run."

TheBENCHMARK Wealth Management Awards is an annual award recognizing Mass AffluentBanking, Insurance and Financial Planning Advisories. The judging panel isformed by a group of independent and high calibre veterans across the region.

About Sun Life Financial 
Sun Life Financial is a leading international financial services organizationproviding insurance, wealth and asset management solutions to individual andcorporate Clients. Sun Life Financial has operations in a number of marketsworldwide, 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 September 30, 2018, Sun Life Financialhad total assets under management of CDN $984 billion. For more informationplease visit www.sunlife.com.

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