Sun Life's Prieur Resigns

Scotia Capital, 10 August 2006� A neutral event our opinion. A relatively "non-external face" at Sun Life, Prieur, who is 55, had spent the last twelve months in Hong Kong, assuming leadership of the company's Asian unit (in what was believed to be a "stop-gap" role) following the August 10, 2005 retirement of Doug Henck, who previously was President of Sun Life Financial, Asia. We believe the