SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                    Form 13F
                               FORM 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2008

Check here if Amendment |X|; Amendment Number: 1
This Amendment (Check only one.): |X| is a restatement.
|_| adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name: Sun Life Financial Inc.
Address: 150 King street West
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5H 1J9
Form 13F File Number: 28-05799

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name: J.M.A. Anderson
Title: Executive Vice-President and Chief Investment Officer
Phone: 416-979-6217

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:


/s/ J.M.A. Anderson             Toronto, Ontario,     November 13, 2008
-----------------------------   -----------------     -----------------
[Signature]                       [City, State]             [Date]

Report Type (Check only one.):

|_|  13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager
     are reported in this report.)

|_|  13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all
     holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)

|X|  13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
     reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by
     other reporting manager(s).)

List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]
Form 13F File Number Name
28-06597 MCLEAN BUDDEN
28-04968 MFS

Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers:                 2
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:          214
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: US$1,678,307 (Thousands)

List of Other Included Managers:

Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.

[If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings
and list entries.]

NO.         FORM 13F FILE NUMBER NAME
---------   --------------------------------------
028-12046   1 SUN CAPITAL ADVISERS LLC.
028-12047   2 SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA

[Repeat as necessary.]



Form 13F INFORMATION TABLE - September 30, 2008



           COLUMN 1                COLUMN 2   COLUMN 3   COLUMN 4       COLUMN 5       COLUMN 6  COLUMN 7       COLUMN 8
                                                          VALUE     SHRS OR  SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT   OTHER   VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER                 TITLE OF CLASS   CUSIP    (x$1000)   PRN AMT  PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE   SHARED   NONE
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3M Corporation                 COM            88579Y101     3,026     44,293 SH       SHARED            1          44,293
3M Corporation                 COM            88579Y101     1,132     16,577 SH       SHARED            2          16,577
Abbott Laboratories            COM            002824100     3,793     65,874 SH       SHARED            1          65,874
Abbott Laboratories            COM            002824100     1,400     24,310 SH       SHARED            2          24,310
Acme Packet Inc                COM            004764106    11,517  2,007,815 SH       SHARED            1       2,007,815
Acme Packet Inc                COM            004764106     1,783    311,097 SH       SHARED            2         311,097
AERCAP HOLDINGS NV             COM            N00985106     1,841    173,518 SH       SHARED            1         173,518
AERCAP HOLDINGS NV             COM            N00985106       692     65,176 SH       SHARED            2          65,176
Alexandria Real Estate Equit   COM            015271109    15,080    134,045 SH       SHARED            1         134,045
Alexandria Real Estate Equit   COM            015271109       759      6,745 SH       SHARED            2           6,745
Allstate Corp                  COM            020002101     3,006     65,172 SH       SHARED            1          65,172
Allstate Corp                  COM            020002101     1,120     24,275 SH       SHARED            2          24,275
Altria Group Inc               COM            02209S103     1,233     62,166 SH       SHARED            1          62,166
Altria Group Inc               COM            02209S103       460     23,209 SH       SHARED            2          23,209
American Express Co            COM            025816109     3,407     96,148 SH       SHARED            1          96,148
American Express Co            COM            025816109     1,286     36,294 SH       SHARED            2          36,294
Amgen Inc                      COM            031162100     4,096     69,102 SH       SHARED            1          69,102
Amgen Inc                      COM            031162100     1,530     25,808 SH       SHARED            2          25,808
Analog Devices Inc             COM            032654105     2,954    112,096 SH       SHARED            1         112,096
Analog Devices Inc             COM            032654105     1,103     41,867 SH       SHARED            2          41,867
AT&T Inc                       COM            00206R102     5,674    203,223 SH       SHARED            1         203,223
AT&T Inc                       COM            00206R102     2,122     75,986 SH       SHARED            2          75,986
AvalonBay Communities Inc      COM            053484101     8,214     83,461 SH       SHARED            1          83,461
AvalonBay Communities Inc      COM            053484101       420      4,265 SH       SHARED            2           4,265
Bank of America Corp           COM            060505104     8,797    251,338 SH       SHARED            1         251,338
Bank of America Corp           COM            060505104     3,273     93,514 SH       SHARED            2          93,514
Best Buy Company Inc           COM            086516101     3,336     88,961 SH       SHARED            1          88,961
Best Buy Company Inc           COM            086516101     1,246     33,228 SH       SHARED            2          33,228
Biogen Idec Inc                COM            09062X103     3,410     67,805 SH       SHARED            1          67,805
Biogen Idec Inc                COM            09062X103     1,295     25,752 SH       SHARED            2          25,752
Boeing Company                 COM            097023105     2,805     48,911 SH       SHARED            1          48,911
Boeing Company                 COM            097023105     1,049     18,297 SH       SHARED            2          18,297
Bookham Inc                    COM            09856E105     6,657  6,007,740 SH       SHARED            1       6,007,740
Bookham Inc                    COM            09856E105       705    623,846 SH       SHARED            2         623,846
Boston Scientific Corp         COM            101137107    18,244  1,488,352 SH       SHARED            1       1,488,352
Boston Scientific Corp         COM            101137107     2,704    220,396 SH       SHARED            2         220,396
BP Amoco Plc                   COM            055622104     5,684    113,297 SH       SHARED            1         113,297
BP Amoco Plc                   COM            055622104     2,152     42,892 SH       SHARED            2          42,892
BRE Properties Inc             COM            05564E106     3,617     73,816 SH       SHARED            1          73,816
BRE Properties Inc             COM            05564E106       478      9,765 SH       SHARED            2           9,765
Bristol-Myers Squibb           COM            110122108     2,889    138,544 SH       SHARED            1         138,544
Bristol-Myers Squibb           COM            110122108     1,081     51,847 SH       SHARED            2          51,847
BROADCOM CORP-CL A             COM            111320107     2,185    117,269 SH       SHARED            1         117,269
BROADCOM CORP-CL A             COM            111320107       819     43,949 SH       SHARED            2          43,949
Brocade Communications Sys     COM            111621306     5,966  1,025,093 SH       SHARED            1       1,025,093
Brocade Communications Sys     COM            111621306     2,315    397,763 SH       SHARED            2         397,763
Chevron Corporation            COM            166764100    13,783    167,102 SH       SHARED            1         167,102
Chevron Corporation            COM            166764100     5,180     62,803 SH       SHARED            2          62,803
Ciena Corp                     COM            171779309     3,801    377,079 SH       SHARED            1         377,079
Ciena Corp                     COM            171779309     1,460    144,799 SH       SHARED            2         144,799
Coca-Cola Company              COM            191216100     4,126     78,022 SH       SHARED            1          78,022
Coca-Cola Company              COM            191216100     1,541     29,148 SH       SHARED            2          29,148
Concurrent Computer Corp       COM            206710402     1,419    244,716 SH       SHARED            1         244,716
Concurrent Computer Corp       COM            206710402       560     96,569 SH       SHARED            2          96,569
ConocoPhillips                 COM            20825C104     4,364     59,580 SH       SHARED            1          59,580
ConocoPhillips                 COM            20825C104     1,636     22,328 SH       SHARED            2          22,328
Cosi Inc                       COM            22122P101     1,578    800,817 SH       SHARED            1         800,817
Cosi Inc                       COM            22122P101       611    309,909 SH       SHARED            2         309,909
CVS Caremark Corporation       COM            126650100     4,365    129,674 SH       SHARED            1         129,674
CVS Caremark Corporation       COM            126650100     1,630     48,440 SH       SHARED            2          48,440
Developers Diversified Realty  COM            251591103       967     30,514 SH       SHARED            1          30,514
Developers Diversified Realty  COM            251591103       213      6,724 SH       SHARED            2           6,724
Dominion Resources Inc         COM            25746U109     3,782     88,398 SH       SHARED            1          88,398
Dominion Resources Inc         COM            25746U109     1,412     32,998 SH       SHARED            2          32,998
DOMTAR CORP                    COM            257559104     2,318    503,941 SH       SHARED            1         503,941
DOMTAR CORP                    COM            257559104       900    195,647 SH       SHARED            2         195,647
Douglas Emmett Inc-w/i         COM            25960P109       780     33,822 SH       SHARED            1          33,822
Douglas Emmett Inc-w/i         COM            25960P109       111      4,803 SH       SHARED            2           4,803
Dow Chemical Company           COM            260543103     2,913     91,664 SH       SHARED            1          91,664
Dow Chemical Company           COM            260543103     1,090     34,303 SH       SHARED            2          34,303
Dupont (EI) Nemours and Co     COM            263534109     3,538     87,799 SH       SHARED            1          87,799
Dupont (EI) Nemours and Co     COM            263534109     1,322     32,801 SH       SHARED            2          32,801
Eastgroup Properties           COM            277276101     6,876    141,655 SH       SHARED            1         141,655
Eastgroup Properties           COM            277276101       502     10,341 SH       SHARED            2          10,341
Eastman Kodak Co               COM            277461109    13,283    864,723 SH       SHARED            1         864,723
Eastman Kodak Co               COM            277461109     2,744    178,445 SH       SHARED            2         178,445
EMC Corporation                COM            268648102     4,186    350,000 SH       SHARED            1         350,000
Equitable Resources Inc        COM            294549100     4,791    130,624 SH       SHARED            1         130,624
Equitable Resources Inc        COM            294549100     1,817     49,542 SH       SHARED            2          49,542
Equity Residential Properties  COM            29476L107    10,521    236,911 SH       SHARED            1         236,911
Equity Residential Properties  COM            29476L107       439      9,889 SH       SHARED            2           9,889
Exelon Corporation             COM            30161N101     3,793     60,566 SH       SHARED            1          60,566
Exelon Corporation             COM            30161N101     1,415     22,591 SH       SHARED            2          22,591
Exxon Mobil Corp               COM            30231G102    15,886    204,564 SH       SHARED            1         204,564
Exxon Mobil Corp               COM            30231G102     5,917     76,194 SH       SHARED            2          76,194
Fedex Corp                     COM            31428X106     2,453     31,037 SH       SHARED            1          31,037
Fedex Corp                     COM            31428X106       916     11,595 SH       SHARED            2          11,595
FINISAR Corporation            COM            31787A101     1,299  1,299,487 SH       SHARED            1       1,299,487
General Electric Company       COM            369604103     7,727    303,037 SH       SHARED            1         303,037
General Electric Company       COM            369604103     2,890    113,314 SH       SHARED            2         113,314
General Growth Properties      COM            370021107     4,475    296,338 SH       SHARED            1         296,338
General Growth Properties      COM            370021107       313     20,760 SH       SHARED            2          20,760
Genworth Financial Inc.        COM            37247D106    19,684  2,286,200 SH       SHARED            1       2,286,200
Goldman Sachs Group Inc        COM            38141G104     3,898     30,454 SH       SHARED            1          30,454
Goldman Sachs Group Inc        COM            38141G104     1,454     11,363 SH       SHARED            2          11,363
HCP Inc                        COM            40414L109     1,131     28,178 SH       SHARED            1          28,178
HCP Inc                        COM            40414L109       167      4,167 SH       SHARED            2           4,167
Highwoods Properties Inc       COM            431284108     7,866    221,215 SH       SHARED            1         221,215
Highwoods Properties Inc       COM            431284108       593     16,680 SH       SHARED            2          16,680
Honeywell International Inc    COM            438516106     3,475     83,629 SH       SHARED            1          83,629
Honeywell International Inc    COM            438516106     1,300     31,293 SH       SHARED            2          31,293
INSULET CORP                   COM            45784P101     3,531    253,657 SH       SHARED            1         253,657
INSULET CORP                   COM            45784P101     1,347     96,760 SH       SHARED            2          96,760
International Paper Co         COM            460146103     3,242    123,846 SH       SHARED            1         123,846
International Paper Co         COM            460146103     1,219     46,564 SH       SHARED            2          46,564
Ishares                        MSCI UTD KINGD 464286699    12,286    737,884 SH       SHARED            1         737,884
Ishares                        MSCI FRANCE    464286707     3,135    117,200 SH       SHARED            1         117,200
Ishares                        MSCI GERMAN    464286806       601     25,300 SH       SHARED            1          25,300
Ishares                        MSCI MEXICO    464286822     1,232     26,400 SH       SHARED            1          26,400
Ishares                        MSCI JAPAN     464286848     7,331    687,706 SH       SHARED            1         687,706
IShares MSCI EAFE              IDX            464287465    24,144    428,838 SH       SHARED            2         428,838
Ishares Tr                     COM            464287465   177,752  3,157,225 SH       SHARED            1       3,157,225
Johnson & Johnson              COM            478160104     6,305     91,014 SH       SHARED            1          91,014
Johnson & Johnson              COM            478160104     2,356     34,004 SH       SHARED            2          34,004
JP Morgan Chase                COM            46625H100     8,256    176,787 SH       SHARED            1         176,787
JP Morgan Chase                COM            46625H100     3,082     66,004 SH       SHARED            2          66,004
Kimberly-Clark Corp            COM            494368103     3,932     60,642 SH       SHARED            1          60,642
Kimberly-Clark Corp            COM            494368103     1,468     22,636 SH       SHARED            2          22,636
Kimco Realty Corp              COM            49446R109    15,158    410,338 SH       SHARED            1         410,338
Kimco Realty Corp              COM            49446R109       726     19,644 SH       SHARED            2          19,644
Lexington Realty Trust         COM            529043101    10,518    610,785 SH       SHARED            1         610,785
Lexington Realty Trust         COM            529043101       601     34,904 SH       SHARED            2          34,904
Lincoln National Corp          COM            534187109     2,463     57,528 SH       SHARED            1          57,528
Lincoln National Corp          COM            534187109       922     21,547 SH       SHARED            2          21,547
Lowe's Companies               COM            548661107     3,055    128,963 SH       SHARED            1         128,963
Lowe's Companies               COM            548661107     1,141     48,165 SH       SHARED            2          48,165
Macerich Company               COM            554382101    10,833    170,190 SH       SHARED            1         170,190
Macerich Company               COM            554382101       591      9,278 SH       SHARED            2           9,278
Macy's Inc                     COM            55616P104     3,943    219,306 SH       SHARED            1         219,306
Macy's Inc                     COM            55616P104     1,474     82,002 SH       SHARED            2          82,002
Marvell Technology Group       COM            G5876H105    14,441  1,553,794 SH       SHARED            1       1,553,794
Marvell Technology Group       COM            G5876H105     2,277    244,825 SH       SHARED            2         244,825
Mattel Inc                     COM            577081102     3,530    195,682 SH       SHARED            1         195,682
Mattel Inc                     COM            577081102     1,323     73,329 SH       SHARED            2          73,329
Medical Properties Trust Inc   COM            58463J304    16,297  1,435,839 SH       SHARED            1       1,435,839
Medical Properties Trust Inc   COM            58463J304       781     68,851 SH       SHARED            2          68,851
Merck & Co Inc                 COM            589331107     7,450    236,139 SH       SHARED            1         236,139
Merck & Co Inc                 COM            589331107     1,193     37,788 SH       SHARED            2          37,788
Merge Healthcare Inc           COM            589499102     1,038  1,028,171 SH       SHARED            1       1,028,171
Merge Healthcare Inc           COM            589499102       422    417,494 SH       SHARED            2         417,494
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc         COM            590188108     1,438     56,843 SH       SHARED            1          56,843
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc         COM            590188108       529     20,928 SH       SHARED            2          20,928
Mrv Communications Inc         COM            553477100     9,674  8,314,337 SH       SHARED            1       8,314,337
Mrv Communications Inc         COM            553477100     1,379  1,178,210 SH       SHARED            2       1,178,210
Nationwide Health Pptys Inc    COM            638620104     1,359     37,783 SH       SHARED            1          37,783
Nationwide Health Pptys Inc    COM            638620104       299      8,310 SH       SHARED            2           8,310
OPNEXT INC                     COM            68375V105    10,705  2,328,250 SH       SHARED            1       2,328,250
OPNEXT INC                     COM            68375V105     1,959    426,754 SH       SHARED            2         426,754
Penn Real Estate Investment Tr COM            709102107     6,951    368,738 SH       SHARED            1         368,738
Penn Real Estate Investment Tr COM            709102107       285     15,110 SH       SHARED            2          15,110
Pepsico Inc                    COM            713448108     4,280     60,054 SH       SHARED            1          60,054
Pepsico Inc                    COM            713448108     1,602     22,478 SH       SHARED            2          22,478
Pfizer Inc                     COM            717081103     3,804    206,277 SH       SHARED            1         206,277
Pfizer Inc                     COM            717081103     1,419     76,955 SH       SHARED            2          76,955
Philip Morris International    COM            718172109     2,990     62,166 SH       SHARED            1          62,166
Philip Morris International    COM            718172109     1,116     23,209 SH       SHARED            2          23,209
Plum Creek Timber Co Common    COM            729251108    14,026    281,306 SH       SHARED            1         281,306
Plum Creek Timber Co Common    COM            729251108       695     13,938 SH       SHARED            2          13,938
Powershares QQQ Nasdaq 100     COM            73935A104    16,896    432,000 SH       SHARED            1         432,000
Principal Financial Group      COM            74251V102     2,896     66,592 SH       SHARED            1          66,592
Principal Financial Group      COM            74251V102     1,095     25,169 SH       SHARED            2          25,169
Procter & Gamble Co            COM            742718109     6,326     90,770 SH       SHARED            1          90,770
Procter & Gamble Co            COM            742718109     2,363     33,908 SH       SHARED            2          33,908
Prologis                       COM            743410102    13,176    319,260 SH       SHARED            1         319,260
Prologis                       COM            743410102       632     15,302 SH       SHARED            2          15,302
Public Storage                 COM            74460D109     4,067     41,078 SH       SHARED            1          41,078
Public Storage                 COM            74460D109       549      5,540 SH       SHARED            2           5,540
Qwest Communications Intl Inc  COM            749121109     3,670  1,136,196 SH       SHARED            1       1,136,196
Qwest Communications Intl Inc  COM            749121109     1,400    433,413 SH       SHARED            2         433,413
Rackable Systems Inc           COM            750077109    17,772  1,811,623 SH       SHARED            1       1,811,623
Rackable Systems Inc           COM            750077109     3,315    337,932 SH       SHARED            2         337,932
Regency Centers Corp           COM            758849103     7,438    111,538 SH       SHARED            1         111,538
Regency Centers Corp           COM            758849103       444      6,664 SH       SHARED            2           6,664
Schering-Plough Corp           COM            806605101     5,356    289,998 SH       SHARED            1         289,998
Schering-Plough Corp           COM            806605101     2,082    112,703 SH       SHARED            2         112,703
Simon Property Group Inc       COM            828806109    21,017    216,671 SH       SHARED            1         216,671
Simon Property Group Inc       COM            828806109     1,106     11,403 SH       SHARED            2          11,403
SL Green Realty Corp           COM            78440X101    10,031    154,795 SH       SHARED            1         154,795
SL Green Realty Corp           COM            78440X101       747     11,528 SH       SHARED            2          11,528
SPDR Trust                     COM            78462F103   661,445  5,702,600 SH       SHARED            1       5,702,600
SPDR Trust                     COM            78462F103       725      6,251 SH       SHARED            2           6,251
Sprint Nextel Corp             COM            852061100     2,940    481,935 SH       SHARED            1         481,935
Sprint Nextel Corp             COM            852061100       481     78,813 SH       SHARED            2          78,813
Telabs Inc                     COM            879664100     4,033    993,462 SH       SHARED            1         993,462
Telabs Inc                     COM            879664100     1,565    385,489 SH       SHARED            2         385,489
TERRESTAR CORP                 COM            881451108       271    270,679 SH       SHARED            2         270,679
Time Warner Inc                COM            887317105     3,050    232,682 SH       SHARED            1         232,682
Time Warner Inc                COM            887317105     1,144     87,270 SH       SHARED            2          87,270
United Technologies Corp       COM            913017109     3,675     61,194 SH       SHARED            1          61,194
United Technologies Corp       COM            913017109     1,375     22,891 SH       SHARED            2          22,891
Unitedhealth Group Inc         COM            91324P102     2,061     81,167 SH       SHARED            1          81,167
Unitedhealth Group Inc         COM            91324P102       771     30,375 SH       SHARED            2          30,375
Ventas Inc                     COM            92276F100     9,615    194,559 SH       SHARED            1         194,559
Ventas Inc                     COM            92276F100       633     12,818 SH       SHARED            2          12,818
Verso Paper Corp               COM            92531L108       920    353,958 SH       SHARED            1         353,958
Viacom Inc-class B             COM            92553P201     2,462     99,121 SH       SHARED            1          99,121
Viacom Inc-class B             COM            92553P201       920     37,027 SH       SHARED            2          37,027
Vicor Corp                     COM            925815102     8,158    918,039 SH       SHARED            1         918,039
Vicor Corp                     COM            925815102     1,170    131,731 SH       SHARED            2         131,731
Vornado Realty Trust           COM            929042109    15,465    170,039 SH       SHARED            1         170,039
Vornado Realty Trust           COM            929042109       637      7,003 SH       SHARED            2           7,003
Wachovia Corp                  COM            929903102       623    177,931 SH       SHARED            1         177,931
Wachovia Corp                  COM            929903102       234     66,801 SH       SHARED            2          66,801
Wal-Mart Stores Inc            COM            931142103     4,496     75,073 SH       SHARED            1          75,073
Wal-Mart Stores Inc            COM            931142103     1,679     28,028 SH       SHARED            2          28,028
Wellpoint Inc                  COM            94973V107     2,235     47,786 SH       SHARED            1          47,786
Wellpoint Inc                  COM            94973V107       835     17,853 SH       SHARED            2          17,853
Wells Fargo & Co               COM            949746101     8,361    222,784 SH       SHARED            1         222,784
Wells Fargo & Co               COM            949746101     3,110     82,868 SH       SHARED            2          82,868
Weyerhaeuser Co                COM            962166104    15,478    255,489 SH       SHARED            1         255,489
Weyerhaeuser Co                COM            962166104       885     14,612 SH       SHARED            2          14,612
Williams Cos Inc               COM            969457100     8,845    374,000 SH       SHARED            1         374,000
Wyeth                          COM            983024100     3,030     82,033 SH       SHARED            1          82,033
Wyeth                          COM            983024100     1,132     30,639 SH       SHARED            2          30,639
                                                        1,678,307 69,851,847                                   69,851,847

                                              Canada      974,591 31,665,123
                                              U.S.        703,716 38,186,724

                                                        1,678,307 69,851,847