Sun Life Financial Inc SLF.TO :
* SUN LIFE FINANCIAL REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2018 RESULTS
* QTRLY REPORTED EPS $1.16
* QTRLY UNDERLYING EPS $1.20
* REPORTED ROE INCREASED TO 13.5% AND UNDERLYING ROE INCREASED TO 14.0% IN Q2 OF 2018
* REPORTED NET INCOME OF $706 MILLION IN Q2 OF 2018 INCREASED $132 MILLION COMPARED TO SAME QUARTER IN 2017
* QTRLY TOTAL REVENUE $6,826 MILLION VERSUS $8,122 MILLION
* Q2 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW C$1.15 -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* QTRLY NET PREMIUM REVENUE WAS $4.3 BILLION, UP $0.4 BILLION FROM THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2017
* QTRLY NET INVESTMENT INCOME $1.03 BILLION VERSUS $2.74 BILLION