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Sun Life Hong Kong Clinches BENCHMARK’s MPF Provider of the Year Award for Two Consecutive Years

Hong Kong, April 27, 2020 – Sun Life Hong Kong Limited (“the Company”) receives the MPF Provider of the Year award for Two Consecutive Years at the BENCHMARK Fund of the Year Awards (“BENCHMARK”). There is only ONE Winner for MPF Provider of the Year, and it is not open for submission. The select panel of jurors voted based on all key metrics, the company's year-on-year practice improvement, business growth, transparency, governance, and expertise in product and investments and their experience on a day-to-day engagement. The Company received a total of eight awards across different categories from BENCHMARK, including Capability awards and Top MPF Awards as shown below:

BENCHMARK Fund of the Year Awards 2019

GRAND AWARD

MPF Provider of the Year Award

BEST-IN-CLASS

Top MPF Fund Awards - Hong Kong Equity

Top MPF Fund Awards - Lifestyle - (>20-40% Equity)

Top MPF Fund Awards - Lifestyle - (>40-60% Equity)

Top MPF Fund Awards - Lifestyle - (>60-80% Equity)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVER

MPF Capability Awards - Investor Education

MPF Capability Awards - Member Servicing

MPF Capability Awards - Intermediary of the Year (Internal)

Rainbow Pan, General Manager, Wealth & Pensions at Sun Life Hong Kong Limited, said, “We are honoured to receive the MPF Provider of the Year for two consecutive years with a series of recognitions by BENCHMARK. Being the 3rd largest MPF service provider in Hong Kong, we have been diligently applying our professionals and experience in everything we do, to make MPF a palatable retirement option for the Hong Kong workforce. We are delighted that our effort is being recognized by clients and industry and this will deepen our commitment to Hong Kong’s working population by providing a better retirement solutions.”

Source: BENCHMARK Capability Awards received are based on the qualitative methodology and tools determined by BENCHMARK. Top MPF Awards received are based on performance data provided by Refinitiv to BENCHMARK between October 1, 2018 and September 30, 2019. For details of source and assessment criteria, please refer to https://benchmark.exchange/hk/asset-management/mpf-result-announcement-2019.

Photo Caption: Rainbow Pan, General Manager, Wealth & Pensions at Sun Life Hong Kong Limited, is honoured to receive the MPF Provider of the Year for two consecutive years with a series of recognitions by BENCHMARK.

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About Sun Life

Sun Life is a leading international financial services organization providing insurance, wealth and asset management solutions to individual and corporate Clients. Sun Life 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 December 31, 2019, Sun Life had total AUM of CAD$1,099 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.Sun Life Financial Inc. is the holding company of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada. Sun Life Hong Kong Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada.