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SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC

Sun Life Financial Inc. is a financial services company headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 1865, it operates internationally in life insurance, wealth management, and asset management. As of 2024, the company manages over CAD$1.3 trillion in assets and serves clients in Canada, the United States, Asia, and other markets.

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Basic company information

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Ticker / security symbols
SLF, SLFIF, SLFQF, SUNFF [1]
Listing exchanges
NYSE, OTC [1]
SEC industry
Life Insurance [1]
Business sectors
financial services [2]
Company / filing name
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC [1]
Headquarters location
Waterloo; Sun Life Building; Toronto [2]
Business address
SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO OF CANADA, ONE YORK STREET, TORONTO, M5J 0B6 [1]
Founded
1865 [2]
Legal form
public company; business corporation [2]
Incorporation jurisdiction
Canada (Federal Level) [1]
Founders
Matthew Hamilton Gault [2]
Official website
http://www.sunlife.com; https://www.sunlife.ca [2]
Fiscal year end
December 31 (SEC record) [1]
ISIN (reported securities)
CA8667961053 [2]
CIK
0001097362 [1]
SIC code
6311 [1]
Country in background record
Canada [2]

Company positioning and business

Sun Life Financial Inc. is a financial services company headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 1865, it operates internationally in life insurance, wealth management, and asset management. As of 2024, the company manages over CAD$1.3 trillion in assets and serves clients in Canada, the United States, Asia, and other markets. [3]

Sun Life is one of the largest life insurers in Canada and ranks among the top global insurers by market capitalization. It is publicly traded on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges. [3]

Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Sun Life Financial. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.

Financial year, securities and disclosures

The SEC submissions record gives SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC a fiscal year end of 1231 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]

Listed securities: SLF (NYSE), SLFIF (OTC), SLFQF (OTC), SUNFF (OTC). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [4]

History and key events

  1. Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [2]

  2. Form 40-F filed; reporting period ends 2025-12-31. [5]

Financial results and regulatory disclosures

Annual, quarterly and current reports from the collected SEC record. Insider Forms 4 and 144 are excluded. This is a selected list, not a live filing feed.

Source-verified relationships

SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC → Listed on → NYSE [1]
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC → Listed on → OTC [1]
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC → SEC industry classification → Life Insurance [1]

Companies in the same industry

Comparison candidates share the SEC SIC classification 6311. This does not imply ownership, partnership or trading relationships.

Related entities and concepts

Frequently asked questions

When was SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC founded?

Founded: 1865. The linked source provides the background record. [2]

Where is the headquarters of SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC?

Headquarters location: Waterloo; Sun Life Building; Toronto. The linked source provides the background record. [2]

Which business sectors are recorded for SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC?

Business sectors: financial services. The linked source provides the background record. [2]

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Sources and review dates

  1. SEC — SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC filing identity and securities ↗
  2. Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
  3. Wikipedia contributors — Sun Life Financial (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
  4. SEC securities directory ↗
  5. Company chronology / filing ↗

Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.

Content preparation: source-based compilation with AI assistance. See methods and attribution. Named sources identify the underlying records; no individual expert review is claimed.