BANKING Lloyds to reveal £1m payments for over 20 staff LLOYDS Banking Group is expected to reveal this week that more than 20 of its staff were paid £1 million or more last year. The figure, to be disclosed in the lender’s annual report, is likely to reignite the controversy over bankers’ pay and comes just weeks after rival Royal Bank of Scotland revealed that it paid more than £1m to 95 employees. (Scotsman). Read all today’s banking news from scotsman.com ECONOMICS Small businesses lobby to lift Nest restrictions Small businesses will struggle to enrol employees into a pension scheme unless restrictions on the Government’s default National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) pension scheme are lifted, the Federation of Small Businesses in Scotland has said. (Herald) Read all today’s economics news from scotsman.com INDUSTRY Late payments put Scots building businesses at risk HUNDREDS of Scottish construction firms are being put at risk by the “epidemic” of late invoice payments, a report published today suggests. In the last year, four out of five businesses have had problems with late payments. The average amount a company is owed is £90,000, according to the Scottish Building Federation (SBF). (Scotsman) Read all today’s industry news from scotsman.com TRANSPORT Stagecoach sees organic growth as route ahead TRANSPORT group Stagecoach is likely to favour organic growth over major acquisitions for the foreseeable future, its chief executive-designate has revealed. Martin Griffiths, who moves up from the finance director role at the Perth-based firm on 1 May, told The Scotsman that existing strong trading by the group and a lack of obvious sizeable acquisition targets meant the group was right to plough its organic furrow. (Scotsman) Read all today’s transport news from scotsman.com MEDIA & LEISURE SCOTSMAN CONFERENCE The Future of the Media in Scotland – 9 April, Edinburgh Join delegates from across the marketing, communication and advertising industry at this unmissable event. Top speakers will debate the Leveson fall out and tackle the big issues facing Scotland’s media in the 21st Century. Book your place today! (The Scotsman Conferences) Read all today’s media and leisure news from scotsman.com RETAIL ‘Time to revitalise our high streets’ A GLASGOW-based chartered surveyor has called for action to breathe life into Scottish high streets left trailing in the wake of high-profile retail developments. Alan Gordon, a partner at DM Hall, was speaking ahead of last week’s launch of 185-221 Buchanan Street, Glasgow’s latest shopping destination. (Herald) Read all today’s media and leisure news from scotsman.com TECHNOLOGY Holoxica targets £1m funding for hologram venture HOLOXICA, a spin-out company from Edinburgh University that is due to feature on tonight’s episode of The Gadget Show on Channel 5, has unveiled plans to raise £1 million to bring its next generation of holograms to market. (Scotsman) Read all today’s media and leisure news from scotsman.com