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 *   Ferrara Nancy 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/16/2016 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 19,310 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
Performance Stock Unit	  (1)	  (1)	Common Stock	9,608 (2)	$ (1)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (1)	  (1)	Common Stock	17,758	$ (1)	D	Â
2015 Performance-Based Stock Options	  (3)	12/16/2025(4)	Common Stock	35,800	$ 37.6	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Ferrara Nancy 230 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10169	Â	Â	  See Remarks	Â

Signatures

/s/ Jean Weng, Attorney in Fact		09/26/2016
**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)	The stock units will vest based on their respective award agreements.
(2)	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 the vesting date can range from 0% to 150% of the number presented above.
(3)	The options are subject to vesting conditions based on the achievement over a four quarter period of specified levels of Ongoing Business Adjusted Operating Return on Equity. The options generally become exercisable one year following achievement of the relevant vesting condition.
(4)	To the extent that the relevant vesting condition discussed in footnote (3) has not been met by December 31, 2018, any unvested options will expire without value.
  Remarks: Executive Vice President, Operations and Continuous Improvement Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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