| McManus, 55, is widening his interests built on the £252m he made playing foreign exchange markets in Geneva, where he is based. He shared a £125m profit with John Magnier (qv) on his investments in Manchester United and a London office site in the past 12 months. Their property and investment portfolio rose by £20m last year to £157m. He has studs in Newmarket, Kildare and Limerick and received a lifetime achievement award in February from his native Limerick for raising £47m for charities there. |