In the context of multivariate time series, a whiteness test against an MA(1)
correlation model is proposed. This test is built on the eigenvalue
distribution (spectral measure) of the non-Hermitian one-lag sample
autocovariance matrix, instead of its singular value distribution. The large
dimensional limit spectral measure of this matrix is derived. To obtain this
result, a control over the smallest singular value of a related random matrix
is provided. Numerical simulations show the excellent performance of this
test.