Q1 2024 Investor presentation
Q1'24
Delivering sustainable shareholder value
- Business overview
- Strategic overview
- Business group results & highlights
- Capital management
- Asset portfolio
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Sun Life - Q1 2024 |
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A leading global financial services organization
Balanced & diversified business model2
Year-to-date at
Group - Health &
Protection
29%
Individual -
Protection
29%
Wealth & asset
management
42%
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85M+ |
58,200 |
91,700 |
Offices in |
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Assets Under |
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Clients3,4 |
Employees3,5 |
Advisors3,6 |
28 markets3 |
Management |
market cap7 |
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(AUM)1,7 |
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1 Represents a Non-IFRS financial measure; Refer to the Non-IFRS Financial Measures section in the appendix to these slides and in our MD&A for the period ended
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The Sun Life story
- Adiversified business model, with four well-positioned business groups, focused on creating value and positively impacting our Clients, employees and shareholders
- Portfolio of businesses that havestrong growth prospects and capital generation in attractive global markets
- Strategy is underpinned by a continued commitment tostrong financial discipline and risk management
- We have an omni-channel approach to distribution, making it easier for Clients to do business with us across all markets
- We are thinking and acting more like adigital company to drive leading experiences and capabilities
- Sustainability-driven to create a positive impact on all stakeholders
- Purpose-drivenpeople and culture to help us deliver on our strategy through BOLDER behaviours and effective decision-making
- Ourtrusted brand informs the differentiated Sun Life experiences we create, the products and service experiences we deliver, and the culture we live by
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Leveraging global trends
- Individual and employer attention onphysical and mental health
- Demographic shifts in developed markets
- Increased economic, market and geopoliticalvolatility
- Gig economy and shift innature of work
- Digital acceleration
- Adoption of digital health technologies
- Growth of alternative asset classes
- Increasing competition fromnew market entrants
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- Business overview
- Strategic overview
- Business group results & highlights
- Capital management
- Asset portfolio
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Executing on our ambition to be one of the best asset management and insurance companies in the world
Four Strategic Pillars
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AM |
A global leader in both public |
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and alternative asset classes |
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through MFS and SLC |
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Management |
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CAN |
A leader in health, wealth, and |
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insurance |
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US |
A leader in health and benefits |
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A regional leader focused on |
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fast-growing markets |
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Our Purpose
Help Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives
Our Values
Caring, Authentic, Bold, Inspiring, Impactful
Strategic Imperatives
- Develop deep Client relationships and drive outcomes through signature solutions, digital, and data
- Think and act more like a digital company
- Unleash our Talent & Culture strategy, including effective decision-making and talent models alongside BOLDER behaviours
- Deliver the value from past M&A in SLC Management, the
U.S. , andAsia ; consider opportunistic investments to further grow capability and scale
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Consistently delivering value to shareholders
5-year annualized total shareholder return2
Performance against medium-term financial objectives
At
Sun Life
Canadian Lifecos
Traditional Asset
Managers
Canadian Banks
TSX
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Global Lifecos |
0.8% |
12.0%
13.8%
11.9%
11.0%
10.5%
10.0%
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Medium-term financial objective3,4 |
Q1'24 |
2-Year3,5 |
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Underlying EPS growth1 |
(1)% |
11% |
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8-10% |
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Underlying ROE1 |
16.0% |
17.4% |
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18%+ |
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Underlying dividend |
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payout ratio1 |
52% |
48% |
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40-50% |
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1 Underlying EPS, underlying ROE and underlying dividend payout ratio are non-IFRS financial measures. See section M - Non-IFRS Financial Measures in our MD&A for the period ended
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Our Sustainability Plan brings our Purpose to life
Aligned to our Purpose, we're focused on the areas where we can have the greatest impact:
Increasing
financial security
- We aspire toincrease the lifetime financial security of our Clients, employees and communities
- We're increasingaccess to and use of insurance and wealth products, and empowering and educating people to improve financial security outcomes
Fostering
healthier lives
- We aspire to improve health and wellness outcomes for our Clients, employees and communities
- We're improving access to and use of health insurance and health care, and empowering people to navigate and manage their health journey to improve health outcomes
Building resilience to climate change
Advancing
sustainable investing
- We manage assets with materialESG factors embedded in our investment processes
- We offer our Clientssustainable investing opportunities
- We invest our own assets in ways that support alow-carbonand more inclusive economy
We are committed to being part of the climate solution. We're decarbonizing our business and engaging with our stakeholders to support the transition to a low-carbon economy. Meaningful climate action is essential to achieving our Purpose and ensuring the resiliency of our business.
These efforts build from our foundation of operating as a trusted and responsible business.
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Sustainability highlights show progress against our plan
Increasing financial
security
Fostering healthier
lives
Advancing sustainable
investing
Building resilience to
climate change
Operating as a trusted
and responsible business
All metrics as at
Sun Life - Q1 2024
- 2.4 million lives covered through affordable insurance policies issued in
Asia 1 - Drove
$2.4 billion in insurance coverage and$706 million in wealth deposits inCanada through proactive and personalized nudges from our digital coach, Ella - Enhanced disability coverage options for physicians, dentists, nurses and other healthcare professionals by launching Sun Life for Healthcare Professionals in the
U.S. - Reached a milestone in the global fight against diabetes by surpassing
$50 million in commitments since 2012 - Issued Sun Life'ssecond sustainability bond, raising
$500 million to finance new and/or existing green or social assets2 $3.3 billion in new sustainable investments in 2023, reaching 88% of our$20 billion sustainable investment goal by 20253- Setfour interimnet-zerotargets for our general account investments4
- Launched theclimate change academy to educate employees globally on the effects of climate change and the actions they can take
- Maintained
CarbonNeutral ®5company certification across our global operations - Maintainedgender parity on our Board of Directors since
May 2022 ; 25% of Board members self-identify as members of underrepresented groups6 - Introduced aSustainability Modifier to our Senior Executive Sun Share Plan, enhancing accountability for delivering on our sustainability commitments7
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