Sun Life (SLF) Grows on Solid Asia Business Amid Cost Woes

Sun Life Financial (SLF) has been benefiting from its focus on Asia operations, growing asset management businesses and the scale-up and integration of U.S. operations. Earnings of SLF have risen 5.4% over the last five years. This third-largest insurer in Canada has a decent earnings surprise history. It surpassed estimates in three of the last four quarters and missed in one, the average earnings surprise being 1.76%. Sun Life's focus on the emerging economies of Asia that are expected to provide higher r ...