Sun Life Financial

Summary

Sun Life Financial is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (872 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sun Life Financial is in the country of Canada^[3].
• Sun Life Financial is in the country of CA^[4].
• Sun Life Financial's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Sun Life Financial's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[6].
• Sun Life Financial's instance of is recorded as public company^[7].
• Sun Life Financial's founder is recorded as Matthew Hamilton Gault^[8].
• Sun Life Financial's headquarters location is recorded as Sun Life Building^[9].
• Sun Life Financial's headquarters location is recorded as Toronto^[10].
• Sun Life Financial's headquarters location is recorded as Waterloo^[11].
• Sun Life Financial's child organization or unit is recorded as MFS Investment Management^[12].
• Sun Life Financial's Commons category is recorded as Sun Life Financial^[13].
• Sun Life Financial's stock exchange is recorded as Toronto Stock Exchange^[14].
• Sun Life Financial's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[15].
• Sun Life Financial's stock exchange is recorded as Philippine Stock Exchange^[16].
• Sun Life Financial's industry is recorded as financial services^[17].
• January 1, 1865 marks the founding of Sun Life Financial^[18].
• 1999-08-04 marks the founding of Sun Life Financial^[19].
• Sun Life Financial's official website is recorded as http://www.sunlife.com^[20].
• Sun Life Financial's official website is recorded as https://www.sunlife.ca^[21].
• Sun Life Financial's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sun Life Financial^[22].
• Sun Life Financial's product or material produced is recorded as financial plan^[23].
• Sun Life Financial's product or material produced is recorded as health insurance^[24].
• Sun Life Financial's product or material produced is recorded as Q4443484^[25].
• Sun Life Financial's product or material produced is recorded as investment^[26].
• Sun Life Financial's product or material produced is recorded as asset management^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300V040JZX5S66Z78^[28]

• Registered legal name: Sun Life Financial Inc.^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: CA-ON^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): O90R^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: LAPSED^[34]

• Entity created: 1999-08-04^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2014-10-28^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2026-04-24^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-04-23^[38]

• Managing LOU: 529900F6BNUR3RJ2WH29^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000079^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 1423484^[41]

• Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING^[42]

Body

Founding

Sun Life Financial's founder is recorded as Matthew Hamilton Gault^[8]. Recorded inception include January 1, 1865^[18] and 1999-08-04^[19].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Sun Life Building^[9], a skyscraper^[43], in Canada^[44], founded in 1931^[45]; Toronto^[10], a city^[46], in Canada^[47], founded in 1750^[48]; and Waterloo^[11], a city^[49], in Canada^[50], founded in 1857^[51]. Sun Life Financial's child organization or unit is recorded as MFS Investment Management^[12].

Industry

Sun Life Financial's industry is recorded as financial services^[17].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include Toronto Stock Exchange^[14], New York Stock Exchange^[15], and Philippine Stock Exchange^[16]. Products include financial plan^[23], health insurance^[24], Q4443484^[25], investment^[26], asset management^[27], and pension^[52].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Sun Life Financial include Hard Rock Stadium^[53], a stadium^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1987^[56].

Why It Matters

Sun Life Financial ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (872 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

Entities named for it include Hard Rock Stadium^[53], a stadium^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1987^[56].