Factor models are well established as promising alternatives to obtain covariance matrices of portfolios containing a very large number of assets. In this paper, we consider a novel multivariate factor GARCH speci cation with a flexible modeling strategy for the common factors, for the...

We devise a novel approach to combine predictions of high dimensional conditional covariance matrices using economic criteria based on portfolio selection. The combination scheme takes into account not only the portfolio objective function but also the portfolio characteristics in order to...

We propose a factor state-space approach with stochastic volatility to model and forecast the term structure of future contracts on commodities. Our approach builds upon the dynamic 3-factor Nelson-Siegel model and its 4-factor Svensson extension and assumes for the latent level, slope and...