We investigate interconnectedness and the contagion effect of default risk in Asian sovereign CDS markets since the global financial crisis. Using dynamic conditional correlation analysis, we find that there are significant co-movements in Asian sovereign CDS markets; that such co-movements tend...

This article extends the research on the improvements to the efficient portfolio frontier in globally diversified portfolios. We examine efficient frontiers of regional equity portfolios from developed and undeveloped countries. We show that a globally diversified portfolio has higher reward...

An increasing number of investors are including futures-based commodity index funds in their portfolios. The argument is that these funds increase diversification, enhance returns and serve as an inflation hedge. Much of the recent literature served to reinforce these ideas. We update the...

The relationship between eleven emerging stock markets and the U.S. stock market is examined. The beta for each market is estimated under a GARCH model designed to account for time-varying and exchange rate volatility. Entire period as well as pre- and post-liberalization sub-period models are...

The meltdown hypothesis predicts a large fall in stock prices when baby boomers cash in their equity holdings to fund their retirement. Using an estimated vector autoregression model this paper finds empirical evidence that retiring baby boomers will induce a drag on the stock market, but most...

In his Nobel Laureate lecture Engle notes that asymmetric volatility has a significant impact on risk. In this article equity market volatility is estimated using an asymmetric power-GARCH model which nests many other popular models. We estimate the magnitude of asymmetric volatility for several...

The relationship between eleven emerging stock markets and the U.S. stock market is examined. The beta for each market is estimated under a GARCH model designed to account for time-varying and exchange rate volatility. Entire period as well as pre- and post-liberalization sub-period models are...