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Sun Life Hong Kong Receives CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR and INTERMEDIARY OF THE YEAR at BENCHMARK MPF of the Year Awards 2020

Hong Kong, January 15, 2021 – Sun Life Hong Kong Limited (“the Company”) receives a total of 12 awards at the BENCHMARK MPF of the Year Awards 2020 (across different awards categories. Among these awards, the Company has been awarded “CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR” in the recognition of its  Tax Deductible Voluntary Contributions marketing campaign in late 2019 and “INTERMEDIARY OF THE YEAR” with the recognitions of its professional MPF intermediaries who excel in product knowledge, technological capabilities, networking and marketing skills.

The following is the list of awards received by the Company in BENCHMARK MPF of the Year Awards 2020:

CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

MPF Capability Awards - Campaign of the Year

INTERMEDIARY OF THE YEAR

MPF Capability Awards - Intermediary of the Year (Internal)

BEST-IN-CLASS

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

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

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

Top MPF Fund Awards - Hong Kong Equity

Top MPF Fund Awards - Hong Kong Equity (Index Tracking)

Top MPF Fund Awards - Default Investment Strategy - Core Accumulation Fund

MPF Capability Awards - Intermediary Support

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVER

Top MPF Fund Awards - Hong Kong Equity

MPF Capability Awards - Investor Education

MPF Capability Awards - Member Servicing

Rainbow Pan, General Manager, Wealth & Pensions at Sun Life Hong Kong Limited, said, “We are honoured to receive series of recognitions   and especially on the wins of Campaign of the Year and Intermediary of the Year which recognized our efforts in Tax Deductible Voluntary Contributions (TVC) promotions and intermediary initiative management. 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.”

Source: BENCHMARK  MPF 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, 2019 and September 30, 2020. For details of source and assessment criteria, please refer to  https://2020.benchmark.exchange/awards-asset-management/result-announcement-2020/ .

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 September 30, 2020, Sun Life had total assets under management ("AUM") of C$1,186 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.