FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Horan Joseph D. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/15/2015 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Voya Financial, Inc. [VOYA] (Last) (First) (Middle) 230 PARK AVENUE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) See Remarks 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10169 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 2,944 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	  (1)	  (1)	Common Stock	1,667	$ (2)	D	Â
Performance Stock Unit	  (1)	  (1)	Common Stock	1,364	$ (3)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (4)	  (4)	Common Stock	1,585	$ (2)	D	Â
Performance Stock Unit	  (4)	  (4)	Common Stock	854	$ (3)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (5)	  (5)	Common Stock	450	$ (2)	D	Â
Performance Stock Unit	  (5)	  (5)	Common Stock	2,007	$ (3)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Horan Joseph D. 230 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10169	Â	Â	  See Remarks	Â

Signatures

/s/ Jean Weng, Attorney in Fact		08/18/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	1/3 of the stock units will vest on March 6, 2016, 1/3 on March 6, 2017 and 1/3 on March 6, 2018.
(2)	Each stock unit represents a conditional right to receive one share of the Issuer's Common Stock.
(3)	The number of shares of Common Stock that will be delivered for each performance stock unit depends on the achievement of certain performance factors. Depending on actual performance, the number of shares of Common Stock delivered upon vesting can range from 0% to 150% of the number presented above.
(4)	1/2 of the stock units will vest on March 7, 2016 and 1/2 on March 7, 2017.
(5)	All of the stock units will vest on March 27, 2016.
  Remarks: Interim Chief Accounting Officer Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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